I am well aware, based on the age-old experience of the Prophets,
may peace be upon them, of the value that will be placed upon the
the sympathetic message that I desire to convey to my dear countrymen
by means of this treatise. To start with, I shall suffer from hearing
insults from the maulvis of Islam, the priests of Christianity,
and the pundits of Hinduism. I shall be given all sorts of hurtful
names. I know only too well that this is bound to happen. But I have
given precedence to sympathy for mankind over the consideration
of being troubled by widespread abusive language; for, there is a
the possibility that from among these hundreds of thousands of slanderers,
some may emerge who, at a time like this-when a shower
of fire is raining down from the heavens and is, indeed, expected
to significantly intensify in the winter to come-may read this
publication carefully and not be quick to spurn this well-wishing
counselor and they may try the prescription he offers, because no
recompense or remuneration has been sought in return for this
sympathy.
