The Heavenly Decree — Page 42
42 A sm a n i Fai s lah beyond doubt the difference between good and evil. In His revelation He Himself said of me: ' A Warner came to the world but the world did not accept him, but God will accept him and will make manifest his truth through powerful onslaughts. ' I can never doubt that these onslaughts will come to pass even though their manifestation does not lie in my power. I assure you that I am righteous. My dear people, know that unless someone has the support of the Lord of Heaven, no one can ever exhibit the courage to stand up steadfastly against the world. Nor can anyone make such claims as are beyond his power. Can anyone who steadfastly stands up to the world do so by himself? Never, unless he stands with the support of an Unseen Hand, and is under the protection of the Almighty in Whose power lies the heaven and the earth, and the body and the soul. Open your eyes and realize that this strength and this resolve has been given to me by God Who honours me with His converse. It was on His behalf and upon His clear command that I was emboldened to confront courageously and resolutely those who claim to be the guides, the leaders of Arabs and non-Arabs, and to be honoured with nearness to Allah. Amongst them are some who are said to receive revelations, and claim to have communion with Allah, and have declared me to be a hell bound kafir on the basis of what they imagine to be revelation. It is against all such people