The Mirror of the Excellences of Islam — Page 457
456 Α'ΙΝΑ-Ε-ΚΑMĀLĀT-E-ISLAM-DAFI UL-WASĀWIS slacken not; do not transgress in evil suspicions and fear. Refrain and seek help with patience and Prayer; strive hard and be not impatient! Hearken! Do not delay. Humbly call upon Allah and cast your- selves before your Lord, asking Him about my truth and the true state of my affairs with your utmost sincerity, concentration, determination, and firm resolution. Thus, the matter shall be disclosed to you and you shall be granted your request. Be kind-O people!—be kind! Exceed not in your abuse and do not transgress. Refrain from the denial of such Divine wonders that have been concealed from your eyes and be not audacious. O ye impetuous ones! Have mercy on your souls and wrong not yourselves. O ye so-called mystics of India! If you consider yourselves to be something, then why won't you dare confront me on the battlefield? I see that you have become impudent in your fervour and behave arro- gantly, donning the robe of self-conceit and vanity. The sycophants and flatterers have destroyed you. Come, let us call our Glorious Lord, refrain from idle talk, seek manifest proof and evidence from Allah- implore Allah to judge between us both so that the truth be exposed and the spiritually dead may expire. Verily, by Allah, I am certain that you are foxes who pretend to be lions, and vultures who dissemble as hawks. You think no differently of me, so come, let us make Allah the Judge between you and me that He may honour the truthful and estab- lish the liars as losers. So, if you boast any share of the favour which Allah has bestowed upon me, then come forth to respond to my chal- lenge, march towards me, move fast, and grant me no respite. By Allah! I do not see any righteous soul among you except as a single white strand in a lock of black hair. Indeed, I see that you have misled the servants of Allah and have cut the hamstrings of the she- camel of Islam and continue to do so. Verily, my Lord has sent me to disclose unto you the paths to tread upon, the deeds to perform, and the morals to adopt, that you might become civilized. Respond to me: Will you accept my message or reject it? What is