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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 atthe truth. Kalanki, it is said, will 
be on a horse—this every one knows—and astrologers say that Vijay4bhinand 
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. Lach 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 sipdra 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 : + 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 Ind-anzal-né 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 kun are to be called true believers. Now 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.t He who hears with 
* For kheldya I propose to read khulaya ; but even so, the meaning elicited is 
not very satisfactory. 
+ The allusions are to the chapter of the Kuran called the Stirat-ul-Kadr, which 
is as follows: “ Verily we have caused the Kurén to descend on the night of power. 
And who shall teach thee what the night of poweris? 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.” 
{ The text kun is the parallel of the Mosaic phrase, “‘ And God said ‘ Let there be 
light,’ and there was light.” 
