Testimony of the Holy Quran — Page 154
T E S T I MON Y OF T HE HOLY Q U R AN 154 hurling filthy abuse at him, giving full vent to his rage. Such is the state of affairs that I observe in this gathering. At this, my heart aches and burns and this wish spontaneously develops in my heart that it would be better if I were to live among the savage beasts instead of among these sons of Adam. So with what hope for joy should I gather together people for the Jalsa? This is not some show from among the other worldly spectacles. Till now, I know that I am all alone except for a small group of friends numbering slightly more than 200, upon whom there is a special Grace of God. The foremost among them is my bosom friend and beloved companion, Maulaw i H ak i m N u r-ud-D i n, and a few other friends who I know love me only for the sake of Allah Almighty, and look reverentially upon my sayings and exhortations, and strive for the hereafter. Hence, God willing, they are with me in both worlds and I am with them. But how can I consider those to be with me whose hearts are not with me; who do not recognize Him whom I have recognized and do not instil His Majesty in their hearts, and do not think that He watches them while they indulge in ridicule and depravity, and never realize that they are consuming a poison which will certainly result in their death—in fact, they are such as do not wish at all to give up the ways of Satan. Remember well that the one who does not wish to tread upon my path is not of me, and is false in his claim. He does not want to embrace my faith; rather, he prefers his own creed. He is as far from me as the west is from the east. He mistakenly considers me to be with him. I have repeatedly exhorted you to purify your eyes; and make them see spiritually, too, just as they can see physically. The faculty to see physically is found in animals as well, but man can be described as sighted only when he possesses spiritual sight, that is, when he