The Need for the Imam — Page 46
46 The Need for the Imam verities, Quranic truths and heavenly blessings. I do not wish to inconvenience him. If my inspired friend can only expound in public the truths and verities of surah Al-Ikhlas, and if I fail, on my part, to expound its verities which are a thousand times superior to his, then I shall submit myself before him. ندارد کسے با تو نا گفته کار ولیکن چو گفتی دلیلش بسیار 41 In any case, if you possess the truths, the spiritual verities and the blessings, that are miraculous in na- ture, then not only myself, but all my followers will also enter into your Bai'at. Only an extremely unfor- tunate person will refuse to do so. I do not know how to put it, but I am sorry to have to mention that when I heard your revelations, I noticed in them a number of grammatical errors. Pray, do not take offence; it is only out of honest intent, humility and religious obli- gation that I mention this. But, at the same time, I do not believe that grammatical error in a revelation re- ceived by an ignorant or illiterate person, makes that revelation in any way objectionable. This is a very profound and delicate issue which requires detailed consideration, but this is not the occasion for it. A 41 Persian couplet: If you have nothing to say, nobody will bother you; But since you have spoken, bring forth your arguments. [Publishers]