The Descent of the Messiah — Page 3
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ نَحْمَدُةً وَنُصَلِّي عَلَى رَسُولِهِ الْكَرِيمِ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ تُطْفِئُوا نُوْرَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَاللَّهُ مُتِمُّ نُوْرِهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكُفِرُوْنَ “They desire to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths”. “But Allah will perfect His light, even if the disbelievers hate it. ” THE DESCENT OF THE MESSIAH My purpose in writing the book Dāfiʻul-Balā', which con- cerned the plague, was to warn people so that they would purify their hearts and restrain their tongues, eyes, ears, and hands from all that is unworthy of being said, seen, heard, or done, and that they might fear God-so that He may have mercy on them and bring an end to the terrible pestilence that has broken out in their land. Unfortunately, arrogance increased and tongues wagged more than ever. In their leaflets, people spared no effort to injure and insult me. They employed all the means at their disposal to malign me, save those that were beyond their reach. They went to such lengths in cursing and abusing me that they surpassed even 1 "In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. We praise Him and send peace upon His Noble Messengersas. " [Publisher] 2 At-Taubah, 9:32 [Publisher] 3 As-Saff, 61:9 [Publisher] 3