The Victory of Islam — Page 18
18 THE VICTORY OF ISLAM or unnecessary. This campaign proceeds routinely as well, and every month the exchange of letters probably reaches the extent of 300 to 700 or as many as 1,000. THE FIFTH BRANCH of this [divine] movement, which God Almighty has established through His special revelation and inspiration, is the system of votaries and those taking the baiat [pledge of initiation]. Accordingly, He informed me at the time of establishing this jamā at [community]: زمین میں طوفانِ ضلالت برپا ہے تو اس طوفان کے وقت میں یہ کشتی طیار کر جو شخص اس کشتی میں سوار ہو گا وہ غرق ہونے سے نجات پا جائے گا اور جو انکار میں رہے گا اس کے لئے موت در پیش ہے۔ The earth is covered with the flood of error. You should prepare this ark in this time of flood so that whoever boards this ark would be delivered from being drowned and whoever will persist in denial will face death. He also said: جو شخص تیرے ہاتھ میں ہاتھ دے گا اُس نے تیرے ہاتھ میں نہیں بلکہ خدا تعالیٰ کے ہاتھ میں ہاتھ دیا۔ Whoever pledges his hand in your hand, pledges it not in your hand, but the Hand of Almighty God. Furthermore, the Lord God gave me the glad tiding: I will cause you to die, and exalt you towards Me, and I will cause your follow- ers to prevail over your deniers till the Day of Judgement. This is a fivefold movement that God Almighty has established