Tadhkirah — Page 496
496 [Arba'in, no. 2, pp. 6–9, published December 1900, R uha n i Khaz a’ in, vol. 17, pp. 351–355] Translation: [Arabic] Allah has blessed you, O Ahmad. He has taught you the Qur’an so that you might warn a people whose ancestors have not been warned and so that the way of the guilty ones might become manifest, that is, it be made known who the guilty ones are. Say: I have been commanded by God and I am the first of all the believers. Allah, Who has sent His Messenger, has sent him with two objectives: He has graced him with the bounty of guidance… and has granted him the religion of truth… so that He might prove the superiority of Islam over all other faiths from every point of view. You were on the brink of a pit from which He has delivered you and this had been ordained since eternity. There is no one who can change the words of Allah. He will suffice against those who mock. All of this enterprise is by the mercy of your Lord. He will perfect His favour unto you so that it might be a Sign for the people. Tell them: If you love Allah, then follow me, so that Allah may also