The Descent of the Messiah — Page 4
THE DESCENT OF THE MESSIAH the Shiites, who claim to have perfected the art of cursing from Alif to Ya-that is, from Abu Bakr to Yazid. However, these peo- ple who call themselves the Ahl-e-Hadith or the Hanafites seem to consider the efforts of the Shiites as incomplete, and to fill this cup of curses, they have hurled abuse at the one whom God has declared as the manifestation of all the Prophets, from Adam to Yasu' [Jesus] the Messiah-Alif to Yā. Thus, God completed the circle from Alif back to Alif by making him the perfect manifes- tation of the attributes of all the Prophets, from Adam to Ahmad [i. e the Holy Prophetsas]. وَسَيَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا أَنَّ مُنْقَلَبٍ يَنْقَلِبُونَ However, they must remember that all the abuse that issues from their mouths, the insults that dwell upon their lips, and the vile papers that they publish in opposition to the truth, serve only to furnish the means for their own spiritual chastisement which they have prepared with their own hands. No life is more cursed than a life of falsehood. Do they imagine that by their de- signs, their baseless lies, their allegations, their ridicule, and their mockery, they can frustrate the Will of God? Or can they, by deceiving the world, put off what God has willed in heaven? If ever in the past the opponents of truth succeeded through these means, then these people would succeed as well; however, when it stands established that those who oppose God and the will He has decreed in heaven are ever met with humiliation and defeat, then surely the day must arrive when these people too shall face disgrace and ruin. The Word of God has never remained unful- filled, nor shall it ever be. He says: 1 "And the wrongdoers will soon know to what place of return they shall return. " Ash-Shu'arā', 26:228 [Publisher] 4