The Mirror of the Excellences of Islam — Page 599
598 Ā'ĪNA-E-KAMĀLĀT-E-ISLĀM―DĀFI‘UL-WASĀWIS upon him. Nonetheless, since he was truthful and God was with him, he could not remain concealed forever, and when the heavens moved powerfully to manifest his splendour, all the accusers were vanquished and vanished as if a sheet of paper had been rolled up. Keep in mind that such subtle mysteries have often been materi- alizing through the Prophets in the shape of words and deeds, which are considered utterly absurd and disgraceful in the view of the igno- rant. For example, Moses, peace be on him, borrowing the utensils and clothing of the Egyptians and putting them to personal use; [Jesus] the Messiah going into the home of an adulteress and using the perfume offered by her that she had not earned lawfully, without preventing her from applying it to him; and Abraham, peace be on him, speaking in such a manner three times that apparently was construed as lying. Then, if anyone alleges the fabricated premise by way of arrogance and osten- tation about Moses, that he was- -God forbid-a usurper, or utters words about [Jesus] the Messiah that he made personal use of the ille- gitimate earnings of a prostitute, or publishes a writing about Abraham expressing distrust in him on account of alleged falsehood, then what else could we say about such a wretch except that his nature is alto- gether different from the nature of these pure souls, and the material and make up of that filthy one conforms to the nature of Satan. Therefore, let Mr Batālawi bear in mind that all the allegations of falsehood that he makes against my humble self out of his ignorance, are the same type of allegations which were previously levelled against the Prophets, peace be on them, by the wicked. But the objection against him is of arrogance, haughtiness, and self-righteousness, which is the distinctive characteristic of Mu'allim-ul-Malakut [the Instructor of the Realm of Angels-a sarcastic title of Iblis] who is his permanent companion. If I have truly uttered any falsehood, I will incur its pun- ishment, but if like the words of Khalilullah [the Friend of Allah—a title of Abraham]—any word of mine appears to resemble falsehood in the sight of any simpleton, then this would only be his ignorance which will surely disgrace him one day. May God Almighty protect us from such people who, wearing the mantle of Iblis [Satan personified],