The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page 212
212 Essence of Islam-IV oath in the name of Allah, the Glorious, for Whose name's sake every faithful one should be ready to of- fer any sacrifice, that they should supplicate the Divine concerning me for at least twenty-one days, unless something is disclosed to them sooner than that, and they should seek to learn from God the truth with regard to me whether I am a liar or am from Him. Again and again I ask the leaders of the faith, in the name of Allah, that they should, for the sake of removing this dissension, supplicate for twenty-one days unless the truth is disclosed to them earlier. I know for certain that it is not the way of the righteous to not pay attention to a request made in the name of God Almighty, and I appreciate that every pure- hearted one and everyone who is fearful of the glory of God, upon hearing the oath will certainly pay at- tention to my plea. When this testimony has been classified, that which is supported by preponderance will be considered as being from Allah. If in truth I am a liar and a Dajjal, it is a great misfortune for the Muslims that in this age when there is a deluge of disorder and religious innovations and tribulations, a Dajjal should have appeared at the turn of the four- teenth century instead of a Reformer and a Mujaddid. It should be remembered that every person, whom a group of Muslims possessing insight considers to be righteous and pure-hearted, has been addressed by me in this announcement. Those who have not a great reputation in this respect and are considered of lower rank are not so regarded by me, for it is possible that