Allah The Exalted — Page 77
All a h the Exalted 7 that writes. We can say that a piece of iron which, having been left in the fire, looks like the fire, burns and gives light, but these are not the qualities of the piece of iron, but of the fire. In the same way, it is true that all the heavenly bodies and earthly elements and every particle of the lower or the higher world which is visible and which is felt, is, on account of its different qualities, a name of God and an attribute of His. It is the Power of God which is hidden in them and manifests itself. They were all in the beginning God's words which have been manifested in different forms by His Power. A foolish one might ask how did God's words become personified. Was not God diminished by their separation from Him? He should consider that the fire a magnifying glass obtains from the sun does not diminish the sun in any way. In the same way, the fruits by developing under the effect of moonlight do not diminish the moon in any respect. It is a secret of the understanding of God which is at the centre of all spiritual matters that the world was created by the words of God. [Nas i m-e-Da‘wat, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, Vol. 19, pp. 423-424] When I observe these great bodies and reflect upon their greatness and wonders and realize that all this was cre- ated by God's design and His will, my soul cries out involuntarily: Our Mighty Lord how Great are Thy Pow- ers. How wonderful and beyond the limit of reason are Thy Works. Foolish is the one who denies Thy Powers and stupid is the one who asks: From what material did He make all this? [Nas i m-e-Da‘wat, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, Vol. 19, p. 425, footnote] The reality of the Godhead of God Almighty is that He is a Being Who is the source of all grace and that all beings