Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 813
CHAPTER TWO Hear, O noble ones! May Allah guide you to the paths of good fortune. I am, indeed, the seeker of a verdict, and I am the claimant. I do not speak with any veil [of ignorance]; rather, I am established upon clear insight from the Lord God, the Great Bestower. Allah has commis- sioned me at the turn of this century, so that I may revive the Faith, illu- mine the face of the Religion, smash the Cross, extinguish the blaze of Christianity, and establish the Sunnah of the Best of Mankind [Holy Prophet Muḥammad sa]; and so that I may reform what has been cor- rupted, and revive [the values] that have stagnated. I am the Promised Messiah and Prophesied Mahdi. Allah has graced me with His revela- tion and word and He has spoken with me as He spoke with His hon- oured Messengers and He has testified to my truth with Signs that you are witnessing. He has shown my face with such light as you recognize. I do not ask you to accept me without any proof and believe in me without any indubitable argument. Rather, I announce to you to stand up with justice for Allah's sake and consider the Signs, arguments, and testimonies that God Almighty has sent down for me. O host of deniers! If you do not find my Signs to be consistent with the established practice of Allah regarding the righteous, and with His past practice for the earlier Prophets, then you may reject me and not accept me. But if you witness my Signs to be like the Signs for the earlier ones, then faith demands that you should accept me and not walk away by ignoring them. Do view the you of God with scep- ticism, whereas the time for it has come? You see that the Religion has lost its flesh, and its bones have become exposed. Its enemies have been elevated and its servants debased. What is wrong with you that mercy you