Bounties of the Gracious God — Page 9
The newspaper Al-LiwĀ’ & a Heavenly Sign 9 what I expect from the honourable people. Do not argue with me regarding the inoculation against plague, rather pray: 1 ْ عِلۡمًا ی �ِ ِد�ۡن ن � ِّ ب �َر Allah has complete dominion over His creation, without hav- ing recourse to material means, and men of knowledge are fully aware of this. In fact, God’s dominion without material means is the kernel, while His dominion through means is like the shell. Do not, therefore, be content with the shell like the Qadariyyah sect. Instead, seek the secrets of divine powers so that they may be bestowed upon you. God does whatever He pleases. The eyes cannot perceive Him, nor can any concept fully describe Him. He does not stand in need of any matter or apparition. He has power to cure the sick without any medicine. He also has the power to bring into existence a child without a father and to grow crops without them being irrigated. No medicine can benefit a person without the decree of our Lord, the Most High. He grants efficacy to whatever He pleases, and takes it away from whatsoever He desires. Only His command prevails over the earth and the elevated heavens. Whoever does not believe in His absolute power and is unaware of His decree which not even a single particle of the universe can disobey, such a person has not honoured the Almighty as He ought to have been honoured and has not recognized His grandeur, and such a person is not rightly guided. Who can limit His laws of nature and encompass the divine power with their knowledge? Do you 1. O my Lord! Increase me in knowledge ( S u rah Ta H a, 20:115). [Publisher]