Noah's Ark: An Invitation to Faith — Page 13
NOAH'S ARK sworn enemies of the path of righteousness. For example, there is the Nadwat-ul-Ulama, who claim to represent Islam, or the Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam Lahore, who take the wealth of Muslims in the name of Islam. Are these people well-wishers of Islam? Are they supporters of the right path? Are they aware of the tribulations that have smothered Islam and are they cognizant of the methods of revival employed by God? I truthfully declare that if I had not come, their claims to support Islam might have been acceptable to some extent. But now these people stand accused by God Himself; for despite claiming to be supportive, they were the first to deny the star of heaven when it emerged. Now what answer will they give to God who has sent me precisely at the appointed time? Alas, they are completely heedless. The sun has almost reached its zenith, but by their reckoning it is still night. God's fountain gushes forth but they continue to lament in their wastelands. A river of His heavenly knowledge flows before them but they are completely oblivious to it. His signs continue to become manifest but they remain utterly unmindful of them. In fact, not only are they unmindful but they harbour hostility towards the community of God. So these are their efforts for the sake of assisting, propagating and teaching Islam! However, will the rejection of these people halt the true will of God, which all the Prophets have testified to since the remotest 1133