The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 115
The Need for Prophets 115 be perceived by the observation of the universe is also a reflection of the rays of Prophethood. Had there been no. Prophets, no one would have achieved this degree of reason. This may be understood through the contemplation that, though there is water below the surface of the earth, the maintenance of that water depends upon the water that descends from the sky. When there is a long drought, the underground water dries up and when rain descends the underground water also begins to well up. . In the same way, with the advent of a Prophet, reason― which is sub-surface water is sharpened and improved; and when over a long period no Prophet is raised the sub-surface water of reason begins to decline and becomes muddied and the worship of idols and all manner of paganism and vice abound. The eye possesses the faculty of sight, yet it needs the light of the sun to be able to see. In the same way, human reason, which resembles the eye, needs the light of the sun of. Prophethood. And when that sun disappears reason becomes confused and dark; just as you cannot see with the eye alone, you cannot see without the light of. Prophethood. . As the recognition of God always depends upon the recognition of a Prophet, it is not possible to recognize the. Unity of God without him. A Prophet is a mirror for the observance of the Divine. God can only be seen through this mirror. When God Almighty designs to reveal Himself to the world, He raises a Prophet, who is a manifestation of Divine powers, and sends down His revelation to him and manifests His Divine powers through him. It is then that the world comes to know that God exists. [Haqiqat-ul-Waḥī, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 22, pp. 114-116]