The Fountain of God’s Unity — Page 9
that they will also be forgiven as they are not the followers of Satan. However, the third point-i. e. , those who commit shirk will never succeed-supports the first two points. Thus, reflect whether, from the time of Adamas till today, any polytheist has ever prevailed against a prophet? Noahas, Hudas, Salihas, Shu'aibas, Abrahamas, Mosesas, Jesusas and eventually in the end, the greatest of all prophets― the Holy Prophetsas-all had to contend with shirk. What was the outcome? Is there anyone [today] who remembers the names of those polytheists [who fought against these prophets]? Not a single person claims to be a descendant of the Pharaoh or Abu Jahl. The progeny of these people hide their ancestry and they name someone else when asked about them. Why is this the case? Because shirk never succeeds. Since these individuals were the recipients of the wrath of God and were failures, their offspring also curse them and -9-