The Victory of Islam — Page 14
14 more beneficial and effective and quicker to permeate the hearts in comparison with literature. This is the very reason that all Prophets viewed this method with respect, and with the excep - tion of the Word of God Almighty—which was propagated in a specific manner, indeed being committed to writing—all remaining sayings of the Prophets were disseminated as verbal discourses upon their respective occasions. This indeed was the general rule of the Prophets that, much like judicious orators during times of need, they would—strength - ened by the Spirit—deliver addresses in various assemblies and gatherings suitable to the occasion. However, [they spoke] not like the orators of this age, who merely showcase their wealth of knowledge through their lectures, or whose intent is to ensnare some simpleton to follow them through their spurious logic and sophistic arguments, thereby making him even more worthy of hell than they are. On the contrary, Prophets spoke with the utmost simplicity and poured into the hearts of others that would spring forth from their own heart. Their sacred words would flow at the exact point and precise time of need, and they would not recite to their audience in the manner of amusement or fiction. Rather, seeing them sick and suffering from diverse spiritual afflictions, they would admonish them as a type of cure or would dispel their doubts with irrefutable arguments. The words in their discourse were few, but plentiful in meaning. Hence, this is precisely the rule observed by this humble one, and the door to dialogue always remains open in conformity with the aptitude of the visitors and travellers, tailored to their needs and with regard to their spiritual