Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 65
27 December 1906 65 that such and such wicked people existed during the advent of the previous Prophets, peace be on them all; it mentions their various evils, and it then goes on to say that all the evils that had arisen in different ages from the time of Adam to that of Hadrat ‘ I s a [ Jesus], peace be on him, had all accumulated dur- ing the time of the Holy Prophet s as. It is quite clear from this that that period intrinsically was crying out loud for the need of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. This one fact is proof of his truth and it is such a clear argument that it can be understood by everyone. In general, everyone knows, for example, that when some disease reaches its climax and becomes global in a manner that death is visible in all directions, it is the custom of Allah that some remedy emerges at that time, and the government also starts paying special attention to its suppression and treatment. It looks into what negligence happened that permitted death to spread everywhere. The spiritual system functions in the same manner. When the condition of a country or a nation deterio- rates, and it sheds its mantle of humanity and adopts a beastly state, and becomes engaged in all kinds of evils and mischiefs, it is then that Almighty Allah arranges some means for its ref- ormation. This fact is absolutely clear. Proofs of the Truthfulness of the Holy Prophet, may Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon Him Hence, when the condition of Arabia deteriorated to such an extent, then it was necessary that Allah the Almighty would send a perfect man for its reformation. Therefore, Almighty Allah raised the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who came at a time when the world was pleading for