The Mirror of the Excellences of Islam — Page 539
538 Ā'ĪNA-E-KAMĀLĀT-E-ISLĀM―DĀFI‘UL-WASĀWIS O my dear ones! This is the doctrine which has been taught to me by Allah Himself and which has deeply taken root in my heart, and yet there are some dull-minded people who consider it erroneous, not liking my words and wallowing in doubt. They deemed it bizarre and unusual and hastened to deny me, while they did not seek to enquire about my inner self, my outward reality, and the secrets which I pos- sess. Further, they made slanderous statements against me, declared me a disbeliever, and devilishly concocted stories that sought to greatly defame me, tarnish my reputation, and to trick through sophistry the masses into considering me a disbeliever. I pondered over their nature, and noticed a foul odour emanating from them, for they are rotten and have become infected. Due to their malice and ill-will, they emit a foul smell and have become of those arrogant ones who-on account of their pride-ridicule, create a cacophony, hurt people through their sophistry, and speak like snakes. They possess neither love nor wisdom. It seems as if they were put into a deep dark well and soon will they drown. a O my dear ones! I preached to my people day and night, but this preaching did not increase them in anything other than the speed of their fleeing. Then I tried to preach to them loudly. I preached to them publicly as well as secretly, and I advised that they should seek for- giveness from Allah and seek guidance in my regard, that they should search for the truth of the matter and pray—that it will be thus that He will help you through His revelations, and it will be thus that the real- ity will be disclosed to you. But they did not pay heed to my message. They displayed arrogance and turned away. They agreed on denying their own brothers while possessing no strong argument, except that they said that had I been truthful, then I should have brought a hadith to support my claim; this, while they read the Book of Allah and find every proof in it which I had presented to them! In addition to that, they read the six authentic books of Hadith as well, and they find in them all that I had shown them. But Allah has set a seal on their hearts, and they have become blind. I am not