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of his creatures, even this extensive country. Before the 
adyent of the signet of the prophets (Muhammad), may God’s 
peace and blessings be upon him, there was sent a prophet 
to every nation. It was incumbent for a particular nation 
to follow his orders and advices and not those of others. 
Since the mission of our prophet, who is the last of the 
prophets, may God’s peace be on him, and who is delegated 
to all mankind, and his religion supersedes all other religions— 
from east to west—no one, till the end of the time can dare to 
deny him, Therefore from the time of his delegation till 
to-day which is 1,180! years, those who have not believed in 
him are unbelievers—but not so the previous ones. According 
to the holy verse: ‘ Of whom (the prophets) we have mentioned 
some of them to you, and of whom we have not mentioned 
some to you,’ the Islamic Law (Shar‘) is reticent as to most 

of God, in the world of make and break (o\2 5 w»5 @le) ; also the 
souls of certain perfect individuals, after they have ceased to have — 
in this world ; as also those who, in their (Hindu’s) opinion, like © 
Khidr, are ever alive—of these they make representations and 
resembles to the Sufis of Islam meditating the form of thet 
spiritual guides and getting grace out it. The only at 
difference is that outwardly the Sufis do not set up an efigy 
of their Shaykhs (Spiritual-guides). The matter has inno Way = 
any connection with the belief of the infidel ‘ Arabs who used — 

to say that their idols themselves were possessed of inflaenc? — . 



and effectiveness and were not a means of God’s influence. They 
A’ This is ds to 
: 1766 A.D, also beges ys) of writing of this letter. It correspon 


