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Sub-Footnote Number Two 253 them, and upon those connected with them, they should assure peo- ple that they are the objects of special attention from God. Moreover, the purpose of the communications that they receive from God is to present a conclusive and certain proof of their integrity and their being from God. Those people on whom these holy blessings are bestowed in abun- dance are such concerning whom the law of divine power and eternal wisdom has determined that their doctrines should be true and pure, and that they should be established in the true faith, and should have a strong relationship with God, and should be exceedingly withdrawn from the world and all that it contains. Such persons are quite like the [proverbial] philosopher’s stone. Their innate nature has an invi- olate affinity with divine light and true faith. It would be the height of stupidity and extremely unfortunate to compare their highly qual- ified selves, who comprise all blessings, with unfortunate astrologers and soothsayers, for they have no relationship with such contemptible, worldly people. On the contrary, they are heavenly lights, like the sun and the moon, and the eternal law of divine wisdom has created them so that by coming into the world they should illumine it. It should be borne in mind that God has created certain remedies for physical illnesses and has brought into the world excellent things like antidotes, and so on for diverse types of pains and disorders and has invested these remedies from the beginning with the character- istic that when a diseased person, whose illness has not gone beyond remedy, uses these medicines with proper care, the Absolute Healer bestows, to some degree, health and strength upon the patient accord- ing to his capacity and ability, or restores him fully to health. Likewise, God Almighty has, from eternity, invested the pure spirits of these accepted ones with the characteristic that their attention, prayers, companionship and high resolve are the remedy for spiritual ills. Their souls become the recipients of diverse types of grace through visions and converse with the Divine, and then, all that grace manifests a grand effect for the guidance of mankind.