I therefore feared that if I did not act to save them, I would be drowned along with them—just like a group among the Children of Israel on the seashore who, when they saw some of their own transgressing on the Sabbath and did not prevent them, were transformed into apes like them; as Allah has mentioned them to teach Muslims, saying: ﴿وَإِذْ قَالَتْ أُمَّةٌ مِنْهُمْ لِمَ تَعِظُونَ قَوْمًا ۙ اللَّهُ مُهْلِكُهُمْ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُهُمْ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا ۖ قَالُوا مَعْذِرَةً إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ ۝ فَلَمَّا نَسُوا مَا ذُكِّرُوا بِهِ أَنْجَيْنَا الَّذِينَ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ السُّوءِ وَأَخَذْنَا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا بِعَذَابٍ بَئِيسٍ بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْسُقُونَ﴾[1]; “And when a group of them said: ‘Why do you admonish a people whom Allah is going to destroy or punish with a severe punishment?’—they said: ‘As an excuse before your Lord, and so that they might perhaps become pious.’ So when they forgot the admonition given to them, We saved those who prohibited evil and seized those who did wrong with a grievous punishment because of the sinfulness they used to commit.” Furthermore, I disliked being among those who conceal the truth despite knowing it, for they incur the curse of Allah and the curse of all who curse; as Allah Almighty has said: ﴿وَلَا تَلْبِسُوا الْحَقَّ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُوا الْحَقَّ وَأَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ﴾[2]; “And do not cover the truth with falsehood, and do not conceal the truth while you know it,” and: ﴿إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْتُمُونَ مَا أَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ وَالْهُدَى مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا بَيَّنَّاهُ لِلنَّاسِ فِي الْكِتَابِ ۙ أُولَئِكَ يَلْعَنُهُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَلْعَنُهُمُ اللَّاعِنُونَ﴾[3]; “Undoubtedly, those who conceal the clear proofs and guidance that We revealed after We made it clear for the people in the Book—Allah curses them, and all who curse curse them.” Likewise, I hoped that through this shout, a sufficient number of Muslims would awaken from the slumber of heedlessness and rise to establish Islam on the Earth and fill it with justice after it has been filled with oppression—by bringing about Allah’s rule through the establishment of the rule of His caliph, the Mahdi; as Allah has considered it promising, saying: ﴿وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ الذِّكْرَى تَنْفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ﴾[4]; “And remind, for reminder benefits the believers.” I was aware, however, that most of them would dislike it;