The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 6
6. Essence of Islam-V. Earth. ' This simply means that the earth had died, i. e. , the hearts of the people of this earth had become cold as if they were dead, for the Countenance of God was hidden from them, and all previous heavenly signs had come to be regarded as mere tales. God, therefore, willed to create a new Earth and a new Heaven. . What is that new Heaven? And what is that new. Earth? The new Earth are the pure hearts whom God prepares with His own hand; they are manifested by. God and He shall be manifested through them. The new Heaven are the signs that are being shown by His servant with His permission. Alas! the world treated this New Manifestation of God with hostility. They are left with nothing but tales, and their ‘God' is none other than their own fantasies. Their hearts are awry, their will exhausted, and their eyes covered with veils. [Kashti Nūḥ, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 19, pp. 6-7]. In fact there is none of my prophecies that has remained unfulfilled. If anyone harbours any such doubt in his mind, let him come to me with honest intention, and let him present his objection face to face. If he does not receive a wholly satisfying answer, I will be liable to pay him any compensation. . The fact is that these people raise objections out of meanness and not out of fair-mindedness. Had they lived in the times of other Prophetss, they would have levelled the same objections against them as they do against me. One can show the way to a person who has eyes to see, but what can one do for him who is blinded by meanness, selfishness and arrogance?