The Guiding Light — Page 491
S u rah al-A‘l a, Chapter 87 491 towards God. This was the quality he instilled in his Companions as well. o I n the third verse, it is said that God is the One Who creates and perfects. This means that God has invested man with all the faculties necessary for his advancement and has placed in him the seed of progress. With the proper use of his spiritual and mental faculties, man can become a reflection of God’s attributes. o Allāh the Exalted has not only provided mankind with cure for physical diseases but also for their spiritual maladies. He sent the Holy Prophet sa with the perfect teaching in the form of the Holy Qur’ān at a time when mankind became ridden with all spiritual maladies and the sins of all the ages had become prevalent. H u du r aba said: The Promised Messiah as was sent by God to dig pearls of knowledge and wisdom from the Holy Book and to cure our spiritual weaknesses. These cures benefit those who reflect upon the Holy Qur’ān in the light of the