The Light of Truth — Page 27
ADDRESSING THE ARAB WORLD Good News]. In it is a glad tiding for those who are seekers after truth, along with details of everything that I had conveyed ear- lier. That [spiritual drink] which flowed from those publications in a scattered manner has been collected together in this one book for the hungry. The comparison of this book to the others is like that of a tree to its seeds. All praise is due to Allah that this book is excellent, clear, and blessed. As for the [low] price of this book, it constitutes a gift for the Hijaz, Syria, and Iraq, and for the Egyptians and Africans; and for all those who are scholarly and righteous but empty handed. As for others besides them, if they wish to purchase, they should send one rupee as the price for Hamāmatul-Bushrā, and the same is the price for Karāmāt- uş-Şādiqin, but just half of that as the price for at-Tabligh, and two annas¹ for at-Tuhfah, should they wish to purchase them. We reduced the price of at-Tuhfah by one anna out of consideration for those who long for it. I wrote these books solely for the beloved people of the Arab countries. My greatest desire was that my books should spread throughout these holy places and blessed countries, but I realized that the publication of my books in these countries required a pious person to disseminate them. Indeed I had become convinced that publicizing and spreading my books among righteous Arabs would be an impossible task unless Allah granted me a helper from among them and their brethren. Thus, I would often raise my hands in humble supplication and invocation in order to achieve this desire and realize this wish—until my prayer was ultimately accepted and I was granted my wish. The grace of Allah brought to me a man of knowledge, under- standing, and honourable lineage, who was from among the ulama 1. A pre-modern Indian monetary unit. One anna equals 1/16 of a rupee. [Publisher] 27