Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 34
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 34 and did not ascend into the heavens, not a single Christian would remain in the world today. Look! God is All-Knowing and Wise. He has adopted the approach through which the enemy will be annihilated. Why do Muslims show obstinacy in this matter? Was Jesus superior to the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)? If you have enmity with me, do not exceed the limit in it, and do not do anything that harms the religion of Islam. God does not adopt a defective approach, and you cannot break the Cross without adopting this approach. The Jihad of this Age If you were meant to achieve victory through wars and fight- ing battles was destined for you, God would have granted you weapons. You would have been conferred greater cunning and intelligence in using cannons and guns over everyone else. However, the act of God is revealing that you have not been given these capabilities. In fact, whenever the Sultan of Turkey needs weapons, he acquires them from Germany or England, and he purchases the instruments of war from Christians. However, since it was not decreed for this age that Muslims engage in war, God selected another path. Yes, these things were needed at the time of S al ah -ud- D i n [Ayy u b i ] and other kings. At that time, God helped the Muslims and gave them victory over the disbelievers. However, now no one wages war for religion. Now hundreds of thou- sands of pamphlets are circulated against Islam. We should pre- pare the same kind of weapon as the opponents. This is indeed the Divine commandment. If some blood-shedding Mahdi comes now and starts decap- itating people, it will be without benefit. Killing will not satisfy