The Chachnāma (Fatḥnāma-yi Sind) 1.3

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and those with him (are fierce against the unbelievers, compassionate towards one another);’ in a third place, has secured the treasury of prophetship with the apostolic seal, by declaring ‘Muhammad is the apostle and the seal of the prophets’; and in a fourth has issued the decree of happiness to the pious and sincere and of solemn threats to the (spiritually) poor and the refractory, by saying ‘O prophet, fight against the unbelievers and the hypocrites, (and be severe unto them)’; and inasmuch as I have been entrusted with the control of religion and have been made the final end of apostleship, it is but meet that the darkness of error and heresy be displaced by the light of truth and faith, the foundation of hypocrisy and wickedness be destroyed, the standards of Islam be raised, and the duration of this religion and the laws thereof be made permanent and everlasting, as in the beginning of the world, and not liable to any kind of change; the rose of righteousness be preserved unimpaired from the thorn of heresy and dissent.” Gabriel (peace be on him!) departed with the above message and immediately returned, and said: “O Muhammad (on whom be peace!) whose descendants be peace and the blessings of God), the great God has given His greetings and blessings to you. I am to obey the immutable command of God, that has been issued afresh, viz., ‘Verily (O Muhammad) thou canst not direct whom thou wilt, but God directeth whom He pleaseth;