The Victory of Islam — Page 52
52 They shut [the doors to] the Kingdom of Heaven upon peo - ple; neither do they enter it themselves nor do they allow those going in to enter. They engage in long, drawn-out prayers but their hearts lack love and reverence for the One truly worthy of worship. Perched upon the pulpits, they deliver sermons fraught with impassioned tender-heartedness while their internal desires are altogether different. Their eyes are amazing in that—despite the rebelliousness of their hearts and their seditious intent—they maintain an impressive capacity for weeping; their tongues are amazing in that—despite complete alienation of their hearts— they boast of intimacy [with God]. Similarly, the traits of the [wayward] Jews can be seen spread - ing all around. Righteousness and fear of God have suffered a serious decline, and weakness of faith has caused the love of God to grow cold. People are getting buried in the adoration of the world, yet it was inevitable to be exactly so, for the Holy Prophet, our Chief and our Master, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had foretold by way of prophecy that a time would befall this ummah during which it would develop a striking degree of resem - blance with the Jews and it would commit all the transgressions perpetrated by the Jews to the extent that if the Jews had entered into a rat’s hole, then it would enter likewise. Then, a teacher of faith, being of Persian descent, would arise; were faith to be suspended in the Pleiades, he would get hold of it even from there. This is a prophecy of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, the truth of which was disclosed to my humble self through divine revelation and its account was revealed to me in detail. God Almighty disclosed to me through His revelation that the Messiah Son of Mary was also, in fact, a