The Devotion of Life — Page 437
437 sees; He becomes his hands through which he grips things; He becomes his feet upon which he walks. If the servant asks, He provides, and if the servant asks for shelter, He provides shelter. (Bukhari, Kitabul Riqa’iq, Chapter Al Tawaze) The Promised Messiah as says: “Allah causes a deserving servant to speak His words, a servant who is illuminated with Divine light and who is free from sin. The words of Allah that such a servant speaks are not the utterances of a fortune teller, but the statement of things to come by God Himself; some about himself, some about his progeny, some about his friends, some about his wives and relations. These events are vouchsafed to him and his eyes see hidden things and he is able to meet deceased people as if they were alive and some times he can see things hundreds of miles away as if they were under his feet. In the same manner, his ears hear hidden sounds and find solace in times of stress by hearing angels’ voices and sometimes he can even hear the elements and animals speak. His nose can smell divine fragrances. Sometimes he can smell the coming of glad tidings and the foul smell of the unpleasant. His heart becomes a repository of sagacity and Satan cannot enter his heart and he speaks with God’s voice. His hand is God’s hand and even though he may receive no revelation, his utterances are guided by God because in essence his former self is completely destroyed and is replaced by a new and pious one which is a reflection of God’s qualities.