Judging from the state of this world today, and the nature of my mission, and the clear antipathy existing between the two, it is not difficult to see the degree of difficulty involved in such a mission. Mind indeed reels before the formidableness of the prospect. To warn this present generation about this progress is just as to strike one's own head against a mountain. But judging from the hazards that are incident on this progress and the miseries that are to be reaped from it, the head it appears has to be struck against this mountain. The prince Oz geed has to meet the lion. The mightiness of this lion, however, is no hidden secret. A world inebriated with the wine of progress, and cherishing a belief in the suitability, correctness and eternity of the process of this ever-increasing progress, and entangled at the same time inseparably and helplessly in the world-wide net of Economico-Industrial set up to the point of adopting the deadly atomic energy, and striving relentlessly to attain to the point of self-sufficiency and self-defense has to be confronted and warned against the hazards of this progress and the consequent flames of the atomic hell, allowing no compromise, permitting no midway-house and prescribing complete eradication of this progress as the only prevention against complete atomic annihilation of life on earth. Just weigh the difficulty of the venture and then see the weakness and insignificance of a man who has mustered his courage for such an encounter single-handed and alone, indeed trusting in the help of God.
And mark another difficulty. The theme is such that the generality of mankind appears to be completely ignorant thereof, I allude to the subject of atomic energy and its dam, the nuclear science. Excepting a certain ratio of the nuclear scientists that may be expected to know all that nuclear knowledge which is available hitherto, the entire world, scholars, politicians, philosophers, theologians, peoples and masses, is in a state of utter ignorance of the subject of atomic energy, taking the atomic bomb to be merely a large bomb, and taking the atomic energy as only a wonderful means of energy. But my difficulty does not end with it. And moves much further to the point of a crisis. My treatment of the subject is such that the Quran and the atomic physics and the radio biology coordinate therein. Where is that scholar that might be considered as an expert in all these three branches of knowledge? Generally they who have the intimate knowledge of the Quran are ignorant of the subjects of science. And on the other hand, men conversant with science are generally to be found as ignorant of the Quran. Nay even it is not essential that a great atomist should be an expert also in the subject of radiobiology. The difficulty may be judged from the fact that in my pursuit of a person competent enough to grant me a few lines as a review or an introduction to my work I am obliged to skip from half a world of countries in order to successfully find such a one. But the greatest difficulty of all is involved in the fact that it is the Quran that has been treated as the basis of the theme. The scientific corroboration of the Quran is a matter extremely delicate. I do myself understand that one little slip of such a corroborator would result in a most grievous damage to the integrity of the Quran itself. I have myself read the writings of some corroborators and have shuddered at the seriousness of the mistakes made therein, but thanks to the fact that no such work has ever been written in any international language and all therefore have been lost into oblivion. And thus it is that a Muslim scientist or a scholar no matter how clearly he is convinced of the validity and necessity of the corroborative study of the Quran, might remain hesitant to the end to give his opinion in writing, fearing some sort of reprisals from some quarter. In my case the very name of the Quran might prejudice the entire Non-Muslim world, without ever caring to peep into the subject itself, while the Muslim world sensing in it the utter collapse of their progress-programme along with their particular view of the Quran in this matter might find themselves flabbergasted like one hanging with a rope from high cliffs in a perilous situation blind of the horrific hazards of progress in the atomic hell. And that the nature of the subject is such that it is hard to find many that would simply understand the theme, not to speak of a review or a critical appreciation. And the nature of the topic itself is so exceedingly antipathy to the mind of this age, that it is an enterprise to induce any one to close the eyes from the prevailing circumstances and exigencies of times and to see only the accuracy of the facts appearing in the treatment of the topic, and that the subject is based on the Quran, and the Quran has treated the nuclear science and radio biology, and the experts on these subjects live in the west, and in the west there is no belief in the Quran. However, my inner conviction is that this fact which the Quran has treated, and the fact that the Quran has treated, will be overlooked in the west, firstly because the quality of tolerance is there, and secondly because it is the science that is treated, and science to them is as faith, and no reason there exists to deny the facts that are attested by science. Another difficulty arises out of the miraculous nature of the subject. In the first instance at least it is most difficult for anyone to believe that a scripture, and that a scripture fourteen hundred years in the past should treat the subject of nuclear science and Radiobiology, and that it should characterize the Baconian philosophy of modern atomism, and that it should warn against the atomic bombs and atomic radiations. God, however, will clear all these difficulties. This is his own creation that is in danger.
The difficulty and novelty of my subject and the antipathy and urgency of my mission, entails a lot of movement on my part from one end of this earth to the other, in order to meet the competent judge, and to address the conferences of notable scientists to place the case before them, and to arrange for the publication of my works. The margin left now for this mankind is narrowing with an alarming speed, and I am running against time, just think, the fire of atomic hell may flare up any moment in this world of mutual distrust and universal contest and consume it in a matter of days. Can you not see the circumstances of this world now, what they tell? It needs but one stroke of illuck and the atomic war is there inspite of all the wishful thinking of mankind.
I have not the least doubt, about the efficacy of my subject. Let me in, anywhere, in any corner of this vast world of God, address a conference of the leading scientists and atomic philosophers, and then see the impression of their faces and impression of their pens on paper. I can convince this world of the truth of my topic. I have to offer too irrefutable an argument to be denied or overlooked by this world. My Allah certainly, who has sustained me through all my ordeal will not desert me in the last moment and will not leave me alone.
Macaulay has pictured the State of Bacon in Bacon's last miserable years that indeed appears to be dreadful. "Impeached, convicted, sentenced, driven with ignominy from the presence of his sovereign, shut out from the celebrations of fellow nobles, loaded with debt, branded with dishonor, sinking under the weight of years and sufferings, Bacon was still Bacon", writes Macaulay. Where is Macaulay that would successfully picture my condition at present? After burning myself in my endeavour to find means and methods of checking the flames of atomic hell for decades together, I now am what I am. The Solace, however, of the sense of philanthropy is there to fortify me, and more than that My Allah is there, who I believe will never fail me in this ordeal and will see me through. He has great powers.
You have hard of my difficulties. How impressive do these appear at first sight at least? But actually these are my personal difficulties, and not the difficulties of my actual mission. It is far too correct and powerful to be thwarted by any such obstacles. The greatest asset is the rapid downfall of this wrong Baconian culture itself. Soon the atomic bombs will be an object not so much of respect as of hatred and contempt .My mission will gradually and rapidly flourish till the last traces of this Baconian seduction have been wiped out of existence. So dreadfully troubled will be the existence of this mankind, and indeed so unbearably miserable soon, that this world will cry against this Baconian, this materialistic culture and will be obliged to uproot and eradicate it, and will then be obliged to seek eagerly my work and my mission
My dear reader! can you imagine that a person who in his childhood felt such aversion to knowledge, that he absconded from the school without even passing the Matriculation Examination, would begin his study in his 25th year, and would pursue the course of study for forty years in almost every field of knowledge, modern as well as ancient, without a teacher, to the highest pinnacles, working at the same time for his own and his family's livelihood. Can you imagine the difficulty? Is there another such example in the history of mankind? That is my example. You may wonder. And wonderful indeed is the thing. Yet more wonderful is the fact that throughout my intellectual ordeal I never for once felt or realized the difficulty. Such was the state of my mind. It is only after the completion of my work that the realization of this unusual treat has appeared in my mind. But can I call it a difficulty? NO. During forty years of my intellectual ordeal I never once realized the nature of the difficulty. I never realized that I was doing something unusual.