Mirror of Charm and Beauty — Page 40
an integral part of our Faith, and of all our political thinking; and when you come to think of it dispassionately, you will at once realise that this principle is one that is the most true, if peace is to be maintained over the earth. We must not forget, however, that this Taqdir is one of those heavenly decrees which make themselves manifest all of a sudden. when least expected, for the chain of events which lead to its culmination remain unseen and unsuspected by human eyes, and only the ultimate result bursts forth suddenly into view. Without the least shadow of doubt. this is what is going to happen in the case of this prophecy. But as to when and how. these things belong to the Unseen and Unknown, of which the knowledge rests only with God Almighty a point on which it is needless for us to speculate. The powers of the Lord are so extensive, so absolute, that when. He once decides that a thing should transpire in a particular wise, the instant He gives the order "Be", conditions and circumstances begin to fall into line, from which the required result comes out as something that is inevi table and quite unavoidable. There is thus no need for us to fall into the slightest despair. We should keep our aims pitched high; and we should not slacken in our prayers and sacrifice: we should continue to 40 ;