The Reality of Khilafah — Page 101
Chapter Two—About the Mahdi 101 require a different interpretation that is known to men of insight? If you allow for interpretations in such a matter, why then do you not allow for interpretations in the case of similar prophecies? O heedless people! Are you differentiating between the laws of Allah? I urge you to reflect, even though I do not think you will do so unless my Lord has so willed, for He is the Guide of those who have lost their way. You know that the signs of the advent of the Messiah, who is the Mahdi, have come to pass. Tribulations have multiplied and prevailed. Evil has erupted and spread. The Best of Mankind is being insulted on the roadsides and in the marketplaces. Life is ebbing away and the hour of parting has come. Therefore, have mercy on this affronted Religion. I appeal to you in the name of Allah, do you not see this evil with your own eyes? Would you abandon the fountain of pure faith for the sake of material things? Tell me, in the name of Allah, if this is true or false? We have not faced plots as severe as those being hatched by the Christians today and we are like captives in their hands. When they plan their deceptions, they put even Satan to shame. Calamity has become evident and despair is all too widespread. People’s hearts are hardened and they follow the whisperings of Satan. They have forsaken righteousness, they do not fear Allah, the Most High, they have grown hostile to good deeds, and have become like something discarded. I have mentioned only a little of what I have seen and investigated. By God, calamities have reached their climax. Nothing remains of religion except its words and claims. Darkness has spread everywhere, extinguishing the light of reli- gion. Beasts have invaded our green lands such that no water or pasture remains. People were about to perish from the torrent of