Elucidation of Objectives — Page 57
Tau di h-e-Mar a m 57 develop to their possible limit. The second kind of influence is known as Wa hi; when it becomes operative vis-à-vis a Prophet or an eminent saint. It so happens that when an eager soul, impelled by the extremely intense light of faith and love, establishes a close rapport with the Fountain-head of all good, God's life- sustaining love overshadows and envelopes the soul's own love. So far, any step forward a person is able to take is, in fact, in consequence of the secret influence exerted by God's angel when the human embryo is in the womb. After man has reached this embryonic stage, impelled as he is by the force of the earlier angelic influence, the same angel exerts his influence once again. Not that the angel does it on his own. He is only an intermediary serving quite like the pipe that receives water at one end and conveys it to the other. But the angel also absorbs the light of Divine grace. When man, because of the union of the two loves, places himself near the receiving end of the passage of R uh ul Qudus , all of a sudden, the grace of Divine revelation pours into him through it ( the passage ). In other words, Gabriel on such an occasion inscribes his reflection and casts his luminous image on the eager heart of (the recipient). Consequently, just as the heavenly seat of this angel is known as Gabriel, so is his reflected image called Gabriel. Or for that matter, since the angel is named R uh ul Qudus, his reflected image too is given