The Conclusive Argument — Page 48
48 THE CONCLUSIVE ARGUMENT رياكم؟ ما أجد كلامكم مؤسسا على التقوى، وأجد قلوبكم متدنسة بالطغوى فما بال قارب كان لها virtues gone and where is your vitality? I do not find your dis- course based upon righteous- ness; rather, your hearts are tainted with rebellion. What كمثلكم الملاح، وما بال أرض will become of the boat that has يحرثها كحزبكم الفلاح؟ ولا شك أنكم أعداء الدين وعدا الشرع المتين ونعلم أن قصر الإسلام منكم ومن أيديكم عفا، ولم يبق منه إلا شفا، ولولا رحمة ربي لأحاطه الدجى، وكان الله حافظه وهو خير الحافظين sailors like you? And what will become of the land ploughed by farmers of your ilk? Without doubt, you are the enemy of the Faith and the mighty Shariah. We know the citadel of Islam has been razed to the ground on your account and by your hands and now it lies in ruins. Had my Lord God not graced it with His mercy, it would have been engulfed by darkness. God is its Guardian and He is the Best of Guardians. ألا تنظرون أنكم كَمْ فَجٍّ Do you not perceive how سلكتم، وكم رجل أهلكتم، وكم بِدَع ابتدعتم، وكم قوم خدعتم، many paths you have trodden and how many people you have destroyed; how many innova- tions you have introduced and how many nations you have deceived; how many honours you have violated and how many cunning people you have وكم عرض اختلستم، وكم ثعلب افترستم؟ أما الآن فالحق قد بان