Defence Against the Plague

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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.