Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 892
892 AL-ISTIFTA'―SUPPLEMENT TO HAQIQATUL-WAḤI Despite all the fame he had acquired, he became an unknown nobody. Everyone who was with him from among his followers went their own ways. He lost all his accumulated wealth, land, and perishable prop- erty. He became like a person who is miserable, des- titute, lowly, and wretched. A curse fell on his lakes, lavish gardens, vine shoots, and stately home that he had built. The lamp of his [luxurious life] was put out and his wailing and crying was heard aloud. He was deprived of the orchards and streams that ran through them and the horses he rode. The land, both hard and soft, became too narrow for him. Vales and dales turned against him. The keys of the riches he possessed were taken away from him. He faced dis- putes with his enemies and suffered extreme pain at their hands. Finally, having endured all this abasement and disgrace, he suffered paralysis from head to toe so that it might end his filthy existence and bring him into non-existence. He was carried upon the backs of people when it came to transporting him from one place to another and he was dependent on being administered an enema by other people whenever he felt like emptying his bowels. Thereafter, he suffered lunacy, as a result of which nonsense per- vaded his speech and restlessness characterized his activity and movement. That was the last humiliation he suffered.