Bounties of the Gracious God — Page 3
The newspaper Al-LiwĀ’ & a Heavenly Sign 3 everything one hears. Therefore, O you who seeks to injure my skin and expose the so-called shortcomings that you have per- ceived in me. You ought to fear Allah and come to me so I can nar- rate to you my story. You ought to listen to what I have to explain to you. Then you can judge me the way you like. Follow in the footprints of righteousness and tread the paths of Taqw a [fear of Allah]. Do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge, and follow not greed and avarice. Undoubtedly, I am one to whom my Lord speaks. He teaches me from Himself and adorns my writings and in His mercy, causes His revelation to descend upon me. So, I follow whatever is revealed to me. It is impossible for me to abandon His path and adopt other paths. Whatever I have said is by His command and not of my own will. I have not ascribed anything falsely to my Exalted Lord. And, ruined indeed is the one who falsely ascribes something to Him. Does this surprise you? Do not then be sur- prised at the works of the Omnipotent God who created the earth and the lofty heavens. He does what He pleases and He is not ques- tioned about what He does. I have received numerous testimonies from Him, and He has shown great signs for my sake. There are mysteries and secrets in His revelations that He has granted me and subtleties that human wisdom is unable to grasp. Hence, you must not argue with me about my refusal to be inoculated (against the plague) and be not like the one whose heart is rendered heed- less by Allah and who regards his worldly means to be his god and whose matter has exceeded the limit. The ultimate source of all cause is our Lord. The material means help only up to a few stages and then comes the stage of exclusive command of the Almighty where worldly means are not even remotely hinted at. At this stage