Elucidation of Objectives — Page 39
Tau di h-e-Mar a m 39 47 This means: ‘God has made the Sun and the Moon subservient to you. ’ Now the point at issue is, that if the royal courier deliv- ers dispatches from the reigning monarch to a provincial chief or governor, will this show that the emissary, who is the link between the monarch and the Governor General, is superior to the addressee. Exactly similar is the case of the emissaries, who in the physical and spiritual realms communicate the commands of the Almighty to earth and are engaged in their implementa- tion. In the Holy Qur’ a n, God makes it clear at a number of places that whatever has been created in the heavens and the earth is for its part dependent on man and has been created for his sake. His is the highest and loftiest station of all creation. He is the liegelord whom all creation is ordained to subserve. Says the Holy Qur’ a n: 48 47 14:34. [Translator] 48 14: 34-35. [Translator]