1879.] F. S. Growse — The Sect of the Prdn-ndthis. 179 



west will both be under him. Some one will say, ' Will both be at once ?' 

 This too I will clear up, explaining the intention to the best of my ability ; 

 without a guide you would not get at the truth. Kalanki, it is said, will 

 be on a horse — this every one knows — and astrologers say that Vijayabhinand 

 will make an end of the Kali Yug. Now the Gospel says that Christ is 

 the head of all, and that He will come and do justice. The Jews say, that 

 Moses is the greatest, and that all will be saved through him. All follow 

 different customs and proclaim the greatness of their own master. Thus 

 idly quarrelling they fix upon different names ; but the end of all is the 

 same, the Supreme God. Each understands only his own language, but 

 there is no real difference at bottom. All the Scriptures bear witness that 

 there are different names in different languages ; but truth and untruth are 

 the two incompatibles, and Maya and Brahm have to be distinguished from, 

 one another. In both worlds there was confusion ; some walking by the 

 law of Hindu, others by the law of Muhammadan ceremonial. But know- 

 ledge has revealed the truth and made clear both heaven and earth : as the 

 sun has made manifest* all creation and harmonized the whole world : so 

 the power of God bears witness to God ; he speaks and all obey. All who 

 perform acts of religious worship, do them to the Lord ; the word of the 

 Most High has declared it so. It is written in the third sipara that he 

 opened the gates of the highest heaven. 



The Lailat-ul-Kadr (or night of power) has three contentions : on the 

 third dawn the judgment will commence. The spirits and angels will 

 appear in person, for it was on that night that they descended : f the bless- 

 ings of a thousand months descended also. The chiefs will be formed into 

 two companies ; God will give them his orders and through them there 

 shall be salvation. This is abundantly attested by the Kuran ; the state- 

 ment is in the Ina-anzal-na Chapter. After the third contention will be 

 the dawn ; in the eleventh century it will be seen. 



And what is written in the first sipara ? you must have seen that. 

 They who accept the text him are to be called true believers. JSTow if 

 any one is a true believer, let him bear witness and prove the fact. Put off 

 sloth; be vigilant ; discard all pride of learning. % He who hears with 



* For Jcheldya I propose to read Jchuldya ; but even so, the meaning elicited is 

 not very satisfactory. 



f The allusions are to the chapter of the Kuran called the Surat-ul-Kadr, which 

 is as follows : " Verily we have caused the Kuran to descend on the night of power. 

 And who shall teach thee what the night of power is ? The night of power excelleth 

 a thousand months ; therein descend the angels and the spirit by permission of their 

 Lord in every matter ; and all is peace till the breaking of the morn." 



t The text him is the parallel of the Mosaic phrase, " And God said < Let there be 

 light,' and there was light." 



