Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 151
Undated 151 Holy Prophet s as wrote letters to all the rulers. That was not a very civilized age either nor was it a time of peace like now. The Companions ra took these letters and explained their beliefs in the very courts of these rulers. When this message of Islam reached one Christian king, he exclaimed that this appears to be the message of the same God who sent the Torah and said that if he could go this Prophet, he would kiss his feet. He sent for the priests and said to them, ‘Look, how beautiful the religion of Islam is. Do you like it?’ And when he sensed their opposi- tion to it, he dismissively remarked that, ‘I was just testing you. ’ This weakness was the result of the love of this world. Those who do not worship the world are not afraid to speak the truth and to proclaim it openly and God helps them. The Need for the Most Appropriate Speech It is essential for our Jama’at to learn the ways to invite people of every level in the most appropriate and suitable manner accord- ing to the need of the circumstances. Some have the knack of speaking so well that they can say all that needs to be said and cause no offense either. Some people appear to be evil and there seems to be no hope from them, yet they accept [the Message], while others look humble and one places great hope in them but they do not accept. It is, therefore, necessary to speak in a decisive, irrefutable manner with which victory is ultimately achieved. There was fierce opposition in Delhi. Eventually, I said you have followed the doctrine of the life of Jesus for 1300 years and, as a result, many have left the Faith. Now you should try the idea of the death of Jesus and see the result. One person