The Fountain of God’s Unity — Page 26
had declared in Surah Az-Zukhruf that had He not worried that the world would be de- stroyed by means of it, He would have given to those who disbelieve in the Gracious God, that is, the Christians, with so much wealth that they could have made roofs and stairways out of gold and silver. ' Therefore, worry not, as this is a fulfilment of the prophecy of the Holy Quran. However, this is the time when the towering and mighty pillar of Christianity will fall. The iron walls of this Christian fort-have begun to crumble ravaged by rust. It is now so weak that it will collapse with a single strike. As in accordance with the law of nature, when iron is constantly subjugated to rain water, it begins to corrode and weaken. Thus, when the spiritual rain of mercy began to descend [from 1 And were it not that mankind would have all become one type of people, We would have given to those who disbelieve in the Gracious God, roofs of silver for their houses, and silver stairways by which they could go up. Surah Az-Zukhruf, 43:34 [Publishers] -26-