The Miracle of Ahmad — Page 141
141 THE MIRACLE OF AHMAD وَمَا أَفْلَحَ الْعُمْرَانِ مِنْ ضَرْبٍ لَعْنِكُمْ فَمِثْلِي لِهَذَا اللَّعْنِ أَحْرَى وَأَجْدَرُ You did not spare even Abū Bakr and Umar from your curses; So, a person like me is more deserving of such curses. رُوَيْدَكَ دَأْبَ اللَّعْنِ هَذَا وَصِيَتِي وَبَعْضُ الْوَصَايَا مِنْ مَّنَايَا تُذَكَّرُ Discard the habit of cursing others, this is my advice for you; And, there are pieces of advice that one comes to remember at the time of one's death. وَيَأْتِي زَمَانٌ يَسْتَبِيْنُ خِفَاءُنَا فَمَالَكَ لَا تَخْشَى وَلَا تَتَبَصَّرُ The time is nigh when I will no longer be hidden and become manifest; What has become of you that you neither fear nor recog- nize the truth? وَلَا تَذْكُرُوا الْأَخْبَارَ عِنْدِي فَإِنَّهَا كَجَلْدَةِ بَيْتِ الْعَنْكَبُوتِ تُكَسَّرُ Do not quote before me mere traditions, For they are easily nullified like the abode of a spider. وَأَنِّي لِأَخْبَارٍ مُّقَامٌ وَمَوْقِفٌ لدى شَأْنِ فُرْقَانِ عَظِيمٍ مُعَزَّرُ How can the traditions survive before the Book, Which comprises the Holy Word of Allah, i. e. the Holy Quran? فَلَا تَقْفُ أَمْرًا لَسْتَ تَعْرِفُ سِرَّهُ فَتُسْأَلُ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ يَا مُتَهَوِّرُ So do not follow that the secret of which is unknown to you; O audacious one! You will surely be held answerable after your death.