Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 6
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 6 Answer— 1 اَهُمْلِع َدْنِع ْيِّبَراَهُمْلِع َدْنِع ْيِّبَر [The knowledge thereof is only with my Lord]. I cannot say anything about it. Allah the Exalted alone knows best whether such a one acted in virtue or vice. 2 2 October 1905 The Essence of Islamic Wars The discussion concerned the issue of jihad. Here is a summary of what the Promised Messiah as said about it: This criticism against Islamic jihad, that those battles were for the sake of religion and spreading Islam is simply absurd for the reason that the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, continued suffering extreme hardship in Makkah for 13 years at the hands of the disbelievers, and his devoted Companions suffered and sacrificed their lives. The disbeliev- ers inflicted shameless suffering upon some poor and helplessly weak women. It reached the point that he was ultimately forced to migrate, but those disbelievers pursued him there as well. In such a pre- dicament, when their mischief and oppression exceeded all bounds, then God Almighty commanded them to fight as a means of defence and resistance. 1. S u rah al-A‘r a f, 7:188 [Publisher] 2. Al- H akam, vol. 9, no. 40, p. 10, dated 17 November 1905