Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 171
3 March 1907 171 The Power of Faith is Born of Knowledge The fact is that the power of faith does not develop except through knowledge. At the time of our Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, the Companions ra sacrificed their lives like sheep and goats. They had gained knowledge of the truth. Thereafter, they did not consider their wives and chil- dren [they would leave behind]. The book, Haqiqatul-Wahi , that I have written, whoever will read it word by word, I do not think that he will then think that I am the same person that he thought I was before reading it. I think that anyone who observes our Movement carefully and calmly will discover we are founded upon truth. God has placed a power in truth. Truth itself attracts hearts towards it. God has even endowed iron with a property of attraction, so is there no attraction in truth? There is an [inher- ent] attraction in truth that naturally draws hearts towards itself. Reform Yourselves to be Saved from the Chastisement An atheism is spreading in the world. People are striving hard all the time to attain worldly things. Meetings are held for this purpose, and within them there is a hue and cry to do this and that, but no one has any concern for the welfare of Islam. They are trapped in such negligence as cannot be repelled except through [Divine] chastisement. God has told me hundreds of times that the days of Divine chastisement are near and these chastisements will not stop chasing them until the hearts of people get reformed. Thus, God Almighty states: