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help and cooperation of generous Muslims. I pity those who, in
response to my appeals, say that they will buy the book only after
all its parts have been published. They should bear in mind that
this is not some kind of business enterprise. I have no interest in
their money, except insofar as it helps the cause of Islam. Now is
the time to help when it is needed. Offering help afterwards will
be like administering medicine to one who has already recovered;
it would not merit any reward.
One is left to wonder how the love of the Faith has disappeared
from people’s hearts. They spend thousands for their own
honour and prestige without giving it a second thought, but start
making all kinds of excuses to avoid serving the matters pertaining
to faith—the ultimate objective of this transitory existence. They
profess to believe in God and the hereafter, but the truth is that
in reality they neither believe in God nor in the hereafter. If they
were to consider for a moment as to how much, out of their Godgiven
wealth, they have spent for the gratification of their own
egos in a year and compare it with what they have spent for the
sake of God towards the welfare of mankind in the entire course
of their lives, the realization of their own duplicity will put them
to shame. But who will bother to reflect in this way and who can
remove the veils that cover the hearts!
*
It was in view of such parsimonious and worldly-minded people
that some of my revered friends—who, you can rest assured, are
* And he whom Allah lets go astray shall have no guide. Surah
ar-Ra‘d, 13:34 [Publishers]