| Precious jeweled lights of my eyes, you must | | | | in what you find there. Then you will see |
| realize the past, the present, and the future | | | | the proof that there is one mother, one race, |
| that is coming. If you realize this and | | | | and One God. It will be proved with absolute |
| conduct yourselves properly, you will escape. | | | | certainty that all the prophets came from the |
| Destruction will be caused by atoms, fires, | | | | same family. May we understand this testimony |
| water, storms, gales, illusion, arrogance, | | | | and find the path of truth. May we accept |
| caste, religion, and dogmas. Wars will | | | | that truth, act accordingly, and follow that |
| increase; we will have to face different | | | | One alone. If we exist in that state, then |
| forms of attacks. These conditions are | | | | we can escape from the destruction that is |
| slowly spreading. Differences of caste, | | | | imminent. We can escape from the accidents |
| religions, scriptures, and color are being | | | | that are going to happen. Precious jeweled |
| propagated in the hearts of human beings. | | | | lights of my eyes, the time of destruction is |
| Into their own hearts, people have infused | | | | drawing near. This state is unfurling and |
| darknesses, the jealousies and qualities of | | | | expanding. The hearts of human beings are |
| satan, arrogance and karmas, doubts and | | | | changing. Fighting and separations are the |
| suspicions, and differences of color, and | | | | weapons in people's hands and the wealth in |
| they are nurturing these. They have forsaken | | | | their hearts. In every race, this state has |
| the words of God and the prophets. They have | | | | established itself, and because of this every |
| forgotten patience (sabur), contentment | | | | religion is ready to wage war. They will |
| (shakur), and surrender to God (tawakkul). | | | | fight for the sake of earth, women, and gold |
| They have prepared for war and desire to | | | | and seek to prove that there is no God. |
| kill. They hate peace, equality, and unity | | | | Change from this state and acquire God's |
| and have separated into factions. They will | | | | qualities! Reveal the human face which is |
| start wars for the sake of their desires for | | | | the beautiful face of God! Do not change the |
| earth, women, gold, and their attitudes | | | | beautiful face that belongs to God. Do not |
| toward religion, caste, and color. This is | | | | change your face to look like bears, tigers, |
| how it is going to be. It will be very | | | | and lions. The face of a human being is the |
| difficult for us to conduct our lives | | | | most exalted face, the quality of a human |
| properly in the times that are coming. This | | | | being is the most exalted quality, the wisdom |
| situation is enveloping the world like waves, | | | | of man is the most exalted wisdom, the |
| storms, and gales. The concept that there is | | | | thought of a human being is the most exalted |
| no God is spreading. Denial of truth is | | | | thought, and the prayer of man is the most |
| spreading. In academic studies, books, | | | | exalted prayer. The compassion shown by a |
| newspapers, and everything you see, God's | | | | true man is bestowed on all lives, the |
| name has been omitted. Instead, they praise | | | | benevolence of a true man gives love to all |
| the names of destruction and glorify | | | | lives, and the unity demonstrated by such a |
| falsehood and animals. They are trying to | | | | man makes all lives bow down to him. We must |
| change the nature of the true human being. | | | | acquire these precious qualities that make |
| They do not like the look of the human face | | | | all lives pray. Hasn't God created this |
| that connects him to the human race. They | | | | beautiful face, these precious qualities, and |
| desire to have the faces of rats, elephants, | | | | the greatness of man and bestowed them upon |
| cats, frogs, bears, tigers, lions, ants, | | | | us? We must not lose this graceful quality, |
| faces of ghosts, demons, vultures, eagles, | | | | this exquisite form, and divine love of God. |
| snakes, reptiles, and so on. They consider | | | | We have come here endowed with His form of |
| the human face disgusting, and their greatest | | | | beauty, and therefore, we must live and rule |
| desire is to change it. They seem to like | | | | in this beautiful kingdom and proceed on the |
| putting on the faces of monkeys, rats, and | | | | right path so that we may reach the heavenly |
| cats by adopting actions, qualities, or | | | | kingdom of God. Precious jeweled lights of |
| conduct of these animals. All of them are | | | | my eyes, may we endeavor to engage ourselves |
| changing their forms and wearing the masks of | | | | in this effort. Even though we are just a |
| other creatures and trying to act with their | | | | few people, may we use our wisdom with true |
| qualities, actions and conduct. Such | | | | faith (iman) and bear witness that all the |
| behavior will increase even more in the times | | | | prophets came from the same origin. In the |
| to come. People will forget and hate the | | | | same way that they came, they went back. May |
| qualities and life of a true human being. | | | | we open our hearts so that we may go forward |
| They will resolve to murder peace and unity. | | | | on the path to the same place from which they |
| They will love animals. They will make the | | | | came. May we have true faith (iman) and |
| dogs and cats and other animals happy, while | | | | certitude in that One. May we understand the |
| trying to murder man and hurt the hearts of | | | | testimony of the prophets and follow them to |
| human beings. This is happening in the | | | | that One. If we establish that state, it is |
| present times and will happen tenfold more in | | | | certain that God will protect us in our |
| the future. Man has already changed to a | | | | lives. He will safeguard us from any danger. |
| state where he does not want to live as a | | | | He will lift us out of any situation that |
| human being with a human face. Next he will | | | | might destroy us and conceal us from the eyes |
| want to live like an animal. This state is | | | | of others and protect us. In the times to |
| now spreading. The idea that there is no God | | | | come, there will be racial wars and battles |
| is being propagated. All good qualities are | | | | fought with magic. People will call the |
| being destroyed. Tolerance and peacefulness | | | | tricks of these human dogs and foxes |
| are perishing and expiring. The virtuous | | | | miracles. They will call their weapons, |
| qualities of modesty, sincerity, reserve, and | | | | demons, and ghosts miracles. In the times of |
| fear of wrongdoing are detested. Good | | | | destruction that are approaching, they will |
| thoughts and prayers are being obliterated, | | | | say all these energies are miracles. |
| while arrogance and differences of color are | | | | Precious jeweled lights of my eyes, have the |
| increasing. Castes and religions are | | | | assurance and certainty that Allah alone is |
| flourishing, while God's commandments are | | | | the true miracle. Have the certitude that |
| being forsaken and destroyed. Because of all | | | | God is the only One who has the power to |
| this the future will bring only destruction. | | | | destroy all these energies. Accept that God |
| We are going to be the victims of the very | | | | is the Original Creator for all truths. |
| fire we have lit. The time is approaching | | | | Accept that He is our Leader, our Father who |
| when we are going to be destroyed by the fire | | | | protects us. May we resolve to develop our |
| that we are living in now. The energies and | | | | wisdom and act truthfully. May we resolve to |
| weapons that we have in our hands are going | | | | open our hearts and understand the secrets, |
| to kill us. This is certain. The prophets | | | | the essence (dhat), and the manifestation |
| have taught this. Whoever picks up a sword | | | | (sifat) within and realize who we are. May |
| will die by that sword, and whoever picks up | | | | we resolve to bow down to God and do service |
| a gun will die by that gun. Whatever weapon | | | | unto Him. If we accept God in this state and |
| one keeps within his heart will kill him. | | | | give all responsibility to Him, He will |
| The prophets who came earlier have told us | | | | protect us. This is the truth. He will |
| this. Our own qualities will hurt and | | | | protect us from destruction. The time of |
| destroy us in the times that are approaching. | | | | destruction is drawing near. Destruction is |
| May we try to have the thoughts of God and | | | | expanding and spreading. It is going to |
| bring His actions into our actions. May we | | | | engulf this world. We are going to see the |
| accept that there is only One God and go on | | | | destruction. Open your hearts to escape from |
| the path that leads to His kingdom. Just as | | | | this destruction and accept your Father. May |
| all the prophets accepted One God, we too | | | | we see equality in one path and see |
| must accept One God with certainty. The | | | | tranquility within ourselves. May we open |
| prophets came as witnesses to prove this. | | | | ourselves and see God within us. We must |
| The proof itself lies in that they all gave | | | | understand that unity within ourselves. May |
| the same teachings-One God, one race, one | | | | we prepare, within ourselves, to be as one |
| family. Accordingly we must accept with | | | | race and go to God. Precious jeweled lights |
| certainty that all the witnesses are of the | | | | of my eyes, if we do not establish this |
| same race. We must follow the path on which | | | | state, decisively, with absolute certainty, |
| all the others came and went. If we progress | | | | we too will be caught in the destruction and |
| on this path, if we walk in the protection of | | | | burned by that fire. We will be tortured by |
| God, we can escape from the dangers that are | | | | these sufferings. Therefore, may we separate |
| imminent. The world will be destroyed by | | | | from this and disappear in God. May we have |
| fires, atoms, guns, and the weapons of evil | | | | certitude in God. May we accept God. May we |
| that are in man. Precious jeweled lights of | | | | follow His path. May we keep Him in our |
| my eyes, we have to realize this with | | | | hearts as our protection. If we live in this |
| absolute certainty. We must recognize the | | | | state, God, the Leader who protects us and |
| present situation and truly strive on God's | | | | all other lives, will protect us in any |
| path, without forgetting His laws. If at | | | | situation. Amin. Amin. Realize this with |
| least some of you go on this path with good | | | | certainty. Understand the times that are to |
| qualities and good conduct, the Sustainer who | | | | come. The world is going to change, |
| protects will come and protect you. Just as | | | | destruction is drawing near, it is |
| He protected the prophets who are His | | | | surrounding us. You must make the effort to |
| witnesses, He will protect you too. Be | | | | escape from this. Amin. Every child should |
| reassured that God will protect you. We need | | | | open his or her heart and make the effort. |
| wisdom to realize what has really happened in | | | | Allah will protect you from that destruction. |
| the past. We cannot get an accurate | | | | He is the One to whom all praise is due |
| description from the scriptures and ancient | | | | (al-hamdu lillah), the One of protection. |
| epics written by the great poets. Truly open | | | | Amin. Amin. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship. |
| your hearts and look. There you will see the | | | | (1992). A Contemporary Sufi Speaks on The |
| histories of the prophets. Unfurl your | | | | Signs of Destruction [Pamphlet]. |
| hearts (qalbs) and you will see the manner in | | | | Philadelphia, PA: M.R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen |
| which God's commandments were spoken. Within | | | | |
| yourself, you will understand the | | | | Bawa Muhaiyaddeen- a Sufi mystic, can best be |
| explanations and commandments given in the | | | | remembered for his efforts to bring unity |
| Bible and the Qur'an. Instead of believing | | | | through understanding to the faithful of all |
| the words and actions depicted in the epics, | | | | religions. |
| be determined to open your hearts and believe | | | | |