Tadhkirah — Page 199
1888 199 and said: ‘We have no knowledge of any God Who speaks to anyone…so let him produce a Sign if he is truthful…’ In this way they advanced daily in their error and their arrogance till they decided to propagate their evil thoughts and to mislead the ignorant ones with their delusions. They have published a document in which they have abused the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and have abused the Word of Allah and have denied the existence of God, hallowed be His name. Along with this they have demanded Signs in support of my truthfulness and have demanded proof of the existence of God Almighty. They have published this document widely in all quarters and have thus helped all the non-Muslims of India against Islam and have transgressed greatly, the equal of which has not been heard of even about the Pharaohs…. When this document of theirs, which was prepared by the biggest of them in evil as well as in age, reached me…I found it full of phrases whereby the heavens might be rent asunder…. Thereupon, I bolted my doors and supplicated my Lord, the Bountiful, prostrating myself before Him and…saying: My Lord, my Lord, help Your servant and humiliate Your enemies. Respond to me O Lord, respond to me. How long will they mock You and Your Messenger, how long will they call Your Book false and will abuse Your Messenger? I beseech You of Your mercy, O H ayy [the Ever-Living], Qayy u m [the Self Subsisting], Mu‘ i n [the Helper]. Then Allah had mercy on me in consequence of my weeping, my sighing, and my tears and He called me and said: