Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 160
160 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI-THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION ذلِكَ الْكِتَبُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِلْمُتَّقِينَ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلوةَ وَ مِمَّا رَزَقْتُهُم يُنْفِقُونَ ، وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ وَبِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُوْنَ. أُولَبِكَ عَلَى هُدًى من رَّبِّهِمْ وَ أُولَيكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ. Translation: This Book, which is free from doubt and confusion, is guidance for the righteous. And the righteous are those who believe in God (whose Being is hidden beyond hidden), establish Prayer, spend a portion of their wealth in the cause of God, believe in the Book that has been revealed to you and also in those Books that were revealed before you they alone enjoy guidance from God and they alone will attain salvation. Now wake up and open your eyes, O Miyāń ‘Abdul-Ḥakim, the apostate! For in these verses God Almighty has delivered His verdict and restricted salvation only to the consideration that people should believe in His Books and worship Him. There can be no contradic- tion or discrepancy in the Word of God. Allah the Glorious has made obedience to the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, an essential precondition for salvation. Therefore, it would be dishonest to deviate from these verses of decisive import and run towards the mutashābihāt [verses that are susceptible to different interpretations]. Only those whose hearts are afflicted by hypocrisy hasten towards the mutashābihāt. The point of wisdom concealed in these verses is that God Almighty has said in the verses above: الم. ذلِكَ الْكِتَبُ لا رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِلْمُتَّقِينَ 2 Meaning that, this is the Book that has come into existence out of the knowledge of God Almighty. Since His knowledge is free from ignorance and forgetfulness, this Book is free from every doubt and 1. Surah al-Baqarah, 2:3-6 [Publisher] 2. Surah al-Baqarah, 2:2-3 [Publisher]