Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 475
15 May 1908 475 Purpose of Establishing the Jama’at The Promised Messiah as said: Divisions are developing day by day among Islamic sects. This division is extremely detrimental to the cause of Islam. Thus, Allah the Exalted says: 1 َو اَل اْوُعَزاَنَت اْوُلَشْفَتَف َو َبَهْذَت ْمُكُحْيِر َو اَل اْوُعَزاَنَت اْوُلَشْفَتَف َو َبَهْذَت ْمُكُحْيِر Ever since the divisions started in Islam, it has been in contin- uous decline. This is why God has established this Movement so that people may leave sectarianism and join this Jama’at [Community] which is totally secure against absurd disagree- ments, and is treading upon that Straight Path that the Holy Prophet s as had pointed out. Our Differences with Others who also Recite the Kalimah I long for some civil, decent, fair-minded, and God-fearing people to be assembled so that I might explain to them what I believe and wherein I differ—as well as why—from others who similarly recite the Kalimah [Islamic creed]. The fact is that God has established this Movement at a time when Islam is suffering the brunt of two assaults—one assault is external and the other is internal. For instance, some from among the Muslims themselves say that there are no injunctions in Islam—all this Fasting, Salat 1. And dispute not with one another, lest you falter and your power depart from you ( S u rah al-Anf a l, 8:47). [Publisher]