Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 165
165 Malfuzat – Volume IV If it were not for this, the state of Islam today would have deteriorated to such an extent that there could be no doubt in the prospect of its utter ruin. However, the indignation of Allah Almighty was roused, and His mercy and His promise of preservation demanded that He send down a spiritual manifestation of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, once more so that He may once again revive the prophethood of the Holy Prophet sas. Hence, Allah Almighty established this dispensation and appointed and raised me as the Mahdi. In today’s age there are two forms of polytheism that have come about which have struggled tirelessly to destroy Islam. If it had not been for the grace of God Almighty, the noble and chosen religion of God Almighty would well-nigh have been erased completely. However, He had promised: ِفُِظُْوَْنَ ٰـ ْح َ ْل َٗٗه ْل َِّنَا ا ََْرَ َو ُك ِّذِ ْل ا َا ْن ََّْزَْل َّن َُْحُْن َّن َِّنَا ا Therefore, this promise to safeguard the teaching demanded that when there was fear of utter ruin, God would come forth to protect it. The task of a guard is to confront thieves; when they notice an offender, they fulfil the obligations of their duty. Similarly, in today’s age, since various trials had converged all at once, and since every enemy is now prepared with their weapons to wage an onslaught against the fortress of Islam, God Almighty has willed to establish a system on the precepts of prophethood. The boil of this opposition against Islam, as it were, had actually been festering for a very long time, and now it has ultimately burst. For example, initially there is the sperm drop, and after an appointed time a child emerges. Similarly, the child, as it were, of the opposition of Islam, has emerged, and now it has become an adult with all its fervour and strength. Therefore, God Almighty has sent down a heavenly weapon to destroy it. In order to remove this loathsome polytheism that has developed in the inner and outwardly senses, and to establish the unity and majesty of His own being, God Almighty has estab - lished this community. This dispensation has been established by God; I pro - claim with great confidence and insight that without doubt, this community has indeed been established by God. He has established this community with His own hand, as He has demonstrated this by the succour and support that He has given to this community. The practice of Allah Almighty is such that when corruption exceeds all bounds, He raises someone to bring about reformation. The apparent signs are p. 432