Some Hidden Pearls — Page 83
the West. (Tazkira, Page 482, from Alhakam. April 27, 1903). . BeNo more graphic and vivid picture of the dominance of Western Imperialism can possibly be painted than the one given by the Promised Messiah in these words. sides, a remarkably subtle point in this description of the flow of this great river from the West to the East lies where it is likened to a snake, a poisonous and a deadly creature. But where its flow in the reverse directian is spoken of, the simile of a snake is abandoned, and it is described simply as a flowing stream of water; and these are the kind of beautiful subtle styles of descriptions which characterise words proceeding from a divine source. And, by the grace of God, in my imagination, I can, even at this moment, feel very clearly the coolness of the spray, coming from this flow of the river spoken of here--the sweet breath of our coming brothers in. Islam from the West. In any case, let me tell you, this is a spectacle which Allah 83