The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 436
436. Essence of Islam-1 for rain during which God's creatures are truly in need of rain. From the rain that descends during those seasons, it cannot be concluded that at that time people do more good and at other times they are involved in vice. Those are seasons when cultivators are in need of rain and the descent of rain at that time becomes the cause of the growth of vegetation throughout the year. In the same way, the descent of the Word of God is not on account of the piety and righteousness of a particular person, that is to say, the cause of the descent of such word is not that a particular person was very holy and virtuous, or was hungry and thirsty for the truth. As we have written so often, the true cause of the revelation of heavenly Books is their need, that is to say, that gloom and darkness which spread over the world and demand a heavenly light which should dispel the darkness. This is indicated in the Divine Word in the verse: لانا انزَلْتُهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ 250. This Night, according to its common interpretation, is a. Blessed Night, but some of the verses of the Holy Qur'ān indicate that the condition of the darkness of the world is also a Night of Decree on account of its hidden qualities. . In that condition of darkness, sincerity and steadfastness, and piety and worship, have great value in the estimation of God. It was because of that condition of darkness which at the time of the advent of the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allāh be on him] had arrived at its climax and demanded the descent of a Grand Light, that observing this dark condition and having mercy on the creatures afflicted with darkness, there was an up250 'We sent it down on the Night of Destiny. '-al-Qadr, 97:2 [Publisher]