Allah The Exalted — Page 7
All a h the Exalted 7 the philosophers to be rank disbelievers and secret athe- ists. It is my personal observation, and I have had experience of such wonderful Divine powers, that we can only describe them as something coming into existence out of non-existence. I have described some instances of these signs at some other places. He who has not ob- served this wonder of Divine power has observed nothing. We do not believe in a god whose powers are limited by our reason and speculation and there is noth- ing beyond. We believe in the God Whose powers, like His Being, are unlimited, unconfined, and unending. [Chashma-e-Ma‘rifat, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, Vol. 23, pp. 280-282] God's Beauty, Beneficence and Unity taught by the Holy Qur’ a n The Holy Qur’ a n comprises teachings which work to- wards endearing God. They exhibit His beauties and remind us of His beneficence, inasmuch as love is cre- ated either by the observation of beauty or by the remembrance of beneficence. The Qur’ a n teaches that by virtue of His excellences God is One, without associate. He suffers from no defect. He comprehends all good qualities and manifests all holy powers. He is the Origi- nator of all creation and is the fountainhead of all grace. He is the Master of all recompense and everything re- turns to Him. He is near and yet far, and He is far and yet near. He is above all, but it cannot be said that there is someone below Him. He is more hidden than everything else is but it cannot be said that there is something more manifest than Him. He is Self-Existing in His Being and everything is alive through Him. He is Self-Sustaining and everything is sustained by Him. He supports every- thing and there is nothing that supports Him. There is