The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page 88
88 Essence of Islam-IV I am the garden of the Holy One. Whoever tries to cut me down shall himself be cut down. The face of my opponent shall be blackened and he who denies me shall be humiliated. [Nishān-e-Āsmānī, Rūķānī Khazā'in, vol. 4, p. 397] I announce it plainly that it is not a trivial matter to denounce me. He who calls me a kāfir will have to become a kāfir first. He who describes me as faith- less and misguided will have to confess his own error and humiliation. He who charges me with de- parting from the Qur'an and Hadith will have first departed from them himself, for I affirm the truth- fulness of the Qur'an and Hadith and am in turn affirmed by them. I am not misguided but am the Mahdi [Guided One]. I am not a kāfir but أَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ God has revealed to me that whatever I say is the truth. Whoever has faith in God and believes in the truth of the Holy Qur'an and the Holy Prophets, it should be enough for him to listen to me in silence. But what remedy is there for him who is impertinent and disrespectful! God Himself will admonish him. I, therefore, desire that for the sake of God you should reflect upon this matter and should advise your friends not to hasten to deny me but reflect honestly and impartially. [Malfūzāt, vol. 4, p. 16] 56 I am the foremost of believers. [Publisher]