The Heavenly Decree — Page 54
54 A sm a n i Fai s lah power. Therefore, today, Monday, 11 th January 1892, I have sent him a registered letter and repeated my invitation to the truth. The gist of the letter is that if Doctor Sahib is ready to truly embrace Islam upon witnessing an unspecified sign, he should publish an affidavit in the newspapers mentioned in footnote 34 that, 'I, son of so and so, resident of such and such a place, am appointed as a Doctor in the State of Jammu. I state on oath, with full sincerity of intention and seeking the truth with a pure heart, that if I witness a sign in support of Islam the like of which I am unable to produce and the equivalent of which, with all its conditions, I am unable to show to lie in human power, I shall, without hesitation, become a Muslim. ' This affirmation and its publication is necessary for the reason that the Holy and All- Sustaining God does not show His signs in idle sport. Unless man turns to Him in all humility and for the purpose of seeking guidance, He does not turn to him with compassion. Publishing of an intention demonstrates sincerity and resolve. As I have already announced the period of one year for the manifestation of such signs, based on Divine information, the same shall hold good for Doctor Sahib. It is not too long for a seeker after truth. If I 34 Punjab Gazette Sialkot; Journal of Anjuman H im a yat-e-Islam , Lahore; N az imul Hind , Lahore; Akhb a r-e -‘A m , Lahore; and N u r Afsh an , Ludhiana. [Author]