The Mirror of the Excellences of Islam — Page 601
600 Ā'ĪNA-E-KAMĀLĀT-E-ISLĀM―DĀFI‘UL-WASĀWIS God! O my Guide who shows the way! If this is not Your word, and if You have not appointed me as the Khalifah [Vicegerent]; if You have not named me ‘Īsā [Jesus], and if You have not named me Adam, then cut me off from among the living, but if I am from You and indeed belong to You, then help me as You help those who are raised by You. ' 1 Finally, I cannot refrain from writing that it is not just my opinion that Batalawi Ṣāḥib is the Chief of the Arrogant; rather, a large group of Muslims testifies to it. Moreover, people are surprised why he has such arrogance and what the basis for it is. For example, when Satan expressed his arrogance, it was on the premise that he considered him- self an honourable creation. He boasted, [You created me of fire'] and belittled Hadrat Şafiullah [the Elect of Allah—a title of Adam] with, 20['You created him of clay']. Thus, if Mr Batālawi considers himself to be endowed with an honourable descent from his parents, he should come forward with some proof of it and offer the testimony of some witnesses. If the reason for arrogance is some kind of knowledge which he has acquired from Miyāń Shaikhul- Kull 3 or someone else, that also should be proven because we still do not know what kind of knowledge he possesses—is he a physician, a philosopher, an astronomer, a logician, or a man of letters? Or does he excel all others in understanding the verities and insights of the Holy Quran? Or does he have, like Imām Bukhārī, hundreds of thousands of aḥādīth [sayings of the Holy Prophet sas] on the tip of his tongue? But if he does not have any of these, then what can be proven about him except his satanic pride? Now remember that arrogance is invariably predicated upon false- hood. Indeed, the filthiest falsehood is that which is manifested in combination with arrogance. That is why Allah, glorified be His emi- nence, smashes the head of the arrogant before all others. He will do 1. Surah al-A'raf, 7:13 [Publisher] 2. Surah al-A'raf, 7:13 [Publisher] 3. "The Greatest Scholar' is one of the titles of Maulawi Nadhir Husain of Delhi. [Publisher]