Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 522
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 522 1 ْوَل اَّنُك ُعَمْسَن ْوَا ُلِقْعَن اَم اَّنُك ْۤيِف ِبٰحْصَا ِرْيِعَّسلا ْوَل اَّنُك ُعَمْسَن ْوَا ُلِقْعَن اَم اَّنُك ْۤيِف ِبٰحْصَا ِرْيِعَّسلا Alas! If we had listened and then acted wisely, we would not have become inmates of Hell. Need of the Time as an Argument I say that even if other matters are not considered, the need of the time alone is such that it sets a seal upon my truth. At this time of upheaval and war, when Christians have decided to annihilate Islam and are attacking it from every direction and in every way, they are publishing thousands upon hundreds of thousands of newspapers and magazines against it because Islam is an obstacle and a barrier in their way. Islam alone adds bitterness to their [life of ] luxury. The newspapers of Europe proclaim it openly, and their top advis- ers and analysts identify Islam as the only obstacle in their progress. In such a situation, how can the people who live in their reclusive huts know and understand the extent to which Christians are focused on the total destruction of Islam? They see that every day a few people become Muslims. They think that Islam is progressing. They are unaware of the attacks taking place on the holy religion of Islam in differ- ent ways. The extremely destructive fire of Christianity has already engulfed the house of Islam: 2. 9 million [Muslims] have already succumbed to this fire. They were born in Muslim households and were counted as the dear children of Islam but now stand and preach in opposition to the Holy Prophet, may 1. S u rah al-Mulk, 67:11 [Publisher]