A Gift for Baghdad — Page 67
REPLY TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT & LETTER إِنِّي سَأُوْتِيْكَ بَرَكَةً وَأُجَلِّي أَنْوَارَهَا حَتَّى يَتَبَرَّكَ بِثِيَابِكَ الْمُلُوكُ وَالسَّلَاطِينُ [I shall bestow My blessing on you and shall illumine its light, so much so that kings and rulers will seek blessings from your garments. ] 67 1 Footnote: Whoever believes in Allah and His Signs should believe that Allah sends revelation unto whomsoever He pleases among His serv- ants, whether he is an apostle or not, and speaks to whomsoever He pleases, whether he is a Prophet or one of the Muhaddathin [recipients of divine revelation]. Have you not observed that Allah has informed [us] in His Book that He spoke to the mother of Moses? He said: لَا تَخَافِي وَلَا تَحْزَنِي إِنَّا رَادُّوهُ إِلَيْكِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ 10 Similarly, He sent revelation to the Disciples and He spoke to Dhul- Qarnain. He has informed us of this in His Book; then, He gave us glad tidings by saying: ثُمَّةٌ مِّنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَثُلَةٌ مِّنَ الْآخِرِينَ 20 1. . . . Fear not, nor grieve; for We shall restore him to thee, and shall make him one of the Messengers' (Sūrah al-Qaşaș, 28:8). [Publisher] 2. A large party from among the earlier people. And a large party from the later ones. (Sūrah al-Waqi 'ah, 56:40-41) [Publisher]