Tadhkirah — Page 572
572 spread and people will die except those who believe and do not adulterate their faith with the least wrong; they will remain secure and will be saved. Do not imagine that the criminals are secure; We are getting close to their lands. I am secretly preparing My armies, that is, am nourishing the germs of plague; so they will be left sleeping in their homes like a dead camel. We shall show them Our Signs in the distant people and then in their own selves. These will be days of help from Allah and clear victory. I have made a bargain with you, that is something belonged to Me, but has been given in your possession and something was yours, but now belongs to Me. Do you also acknowledge that bargain and say: ‘My Lord has made a bargain with me. ’ You are to Me like My children. 611 You are from Me and I am been sent by Him for the reform of mankind. This mocking and abuse have exceeded all bounds. God has, therefore, announced that He will fight the wicked (The fight does not indicate a fight like the worldly, but a fight with His angels and His decrees) and will assault them in such a manner that is beyond their imagination, for they have so loved falsehood that they have sought to trample truth underfoot. Therefore, God says: I am determined to safeguard My weak and humble party against the attacks of these wild beasts. I shall show many Signs in defence of the truth. [Announcement April 4, 1905, Majm u ‘a-e-Ishtih a r a t, vol. 3, p. 518] 611 It must be remembered that God Almighty has no sons. He has no associate and no son; nor does anyone have the right to claim to be God or the son of God. However, this phrase, as used here, is a kind of figurative and metaphorical usage. As for instance in the Holy Qur’an, God has said and has, thus, described His own hand as the hand of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in the words: Allah’s hand was above their hands. He has also used the expression [Say, O my servants] instead of [Say, O servants of Allah]; or as He said: [Remember Allah, as you were wont to remember your fathers]. It is, therefore, necessary