Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 566
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 566 according to their concept, this age is only the age for the com- ing of dajjals [deceivers]? There does exist a sense of urgency in the hearts of people. The prevailing circumstances are crying out the need for some Reformer. Just in today’s Paisa Akhbar [a newspaper] there was an article by an Englishman. In one of his lectures some- where he said that the present era is crying out for unity among Hindus, Muslims, Christians, and Jews. Thus, he writes that ‘Muslims, Jews and Christians, all are eager, without distinc- tion, to see unity and harmony among human beings. They are waiting for the coming of the Promised Reformer who would come into being, sooner or later, and establish the bond of kin- ship between all human beings. My personal opinion about this Reformer is that he would be from among the men of the pen and with that powerful weapon, he would be able to sow the seed of unity in the hearts of all the nations of the world. ’ 1 Thus, the people of every country and nation sense this need. What was needed was that someone should have actually appeared in accord with the need and he should have furnished evidence of the blessings of Islam and its life through living miracles by showing the light of Islam and its bounties. Not that arriving at this juncture in time, silence should have been adopted which implies that now Islam is no longer alive, but, in fact, it is dead and there is no saint or holy man left who could furnish evidence that Islam is alive by manifesting Signs. I understand that moral values can also be somewhat of a proof of the truthfulness of a religion and they do have some impact on people of other religions, but moral values alone can- not provide a true and living faith. The level of faith that imparts absolute certainty in God Almighty, and is the beginning of a 1. Paisa Akhbar, 22 May 1908 [Publisher]