The Light of Truth — Page 11
THE ULAMA OF INDIA II Those who call us disbelievers differ with us about nothing except the death of Jesus Son of Mary, may peace be on him; they have become extremely indignant and filled with rage, as though they do not believe in the Quranic verse يُعِيسَى إِنِّى مُتَوَفِّيْكَ ]O Jesus, I will cause you to die a natural death], and do not believe in the promise of death stated clearly in it. Moreover, it is as if they do not know the verse فَلَمَّا تَوَفَّيْتَنِي ]since You did cause me to die], which points to the fulfil- ment of this promise and the occurrence of death. These verses are very clear, but perhaps they are in doubt about the Holy Quran and have turned their back on it after having believed. 2 I am astonished-though there is nothing astonishing about Allah's sealing [of hearts] and allowing people to be led astray—that the majority of the ulama of this country have become so corrupt that they have lost the use of their senses, their intellect has been dispos- sessed, their mental perception has been veiled, their opinions have become muddled, and their eyes have been covered. So behold the work of God and His unrivalled might-how He seized all that they had in terms of insight, cognition, and knowledge, and cast them into a darkness wherein they cannot see. Their hearts are not moved by the trials befalling Islam. They declare us kāfirs, not only us, but all those Muslims who differ with them in the slightest matter, even if it should pertain to questions regarding purifying oneself after answering the call of nature. They drive away the Muslims with their own hands and wish for Islam to be diminished. They see with their own eyes that the Christians have become victorious and their faith has spread to the corners of the earth, and they have hastened forth from every height. They have taken a humble servant as a god—fashioning a son and a father—and they became 1. Surah Al-e-Imran, 3:56 [Publisher] 2. Surah al-Ma'idah, 5:118 [Publisher]