So Said The Promised Messiah (as) — Page 163
f?asbir kama sabaroo olul-azmi wa la tasta 'jil (i. e. you should show patience, as the patience was shown by those who had great detennination and do not be in a haste in their matter) and He says · Wa la takun kasahibil-hooti (i. e. you should not be like the one connected with fish) and Fa-inista-ta 'ta an tabtaghi rzafaqan fil-arzi This kind of things have been said by God because the Holy Prophet wanted the decision about the nonbelievers, without delay, whereas God, as His practice is, works in a slow manner and with lenience. But in the end He crushed the opponents of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, that even there traces were not left behind. Likewise it is possible that some of the members of my Jamaat might feel worried and ask· for the decision quicker simply because they have to hear the abuses and be the targets of fabrication and foul language but they should keep in mind the practice of God which was manifested in the case of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam. That is why I say it repeatedly that you should keep away from the gatherings of confrontation and all movements of this kind. This is because what you want to accomplish-to prove the truth, for the enemies -has now been taken by God in His own hands. Now you should busy yourselves in Prayers, asking for the forgiveness of your sins, and Worship of God and purifi- cation of the self. It is in this way that you can make yourself deserving of the kind attention and the rewards of God which 163