Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 5
بسمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ. وَالصَّلوةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى خَيْرِ رُسُلِهِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الِهِ وَ أَصْحَابِهِ أَجْمَعِيْنَ. [In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds. And blessings and peace be upon the Best of His Messengers, Muḥammad, and upon his progeny and all of his Companions. ] After this, be it known that I felt the need to write this book because during this age a grave evil has arisen—in the very same manner that hundreds of other kinds of evils and innovations have arisen—and it is that most people are unaware of the stage and condition in which a dream or revelation can be worthy and reliable, and the circumstances in which there lies the danger that those may be the words of Satan, not God- l—or the speaking of the self, not the speaking of the Lord. '* It ought to be remembered that Satan is a staunch enemy of man. He 1. Just as the light of the sun does not reach the earth in all its brilliance when it is obscured by clouds and there is also a storm of dirt and dust, the light of the Spiritual Sun also cannot clearly reach a soul that is steeped in inner dark- ness and overpowered by Satan. Sunlight starts becoming clearer when the dust and clouds begin to disappear. The same is the philosophy of revelation from God. Pure revelation is only granted to those whose hearts are pure, and there is no veil between them and God. Moreover, it should be borne in mind that revelation which is accompanied by divine support and manifests Signs of honour, prestige, and acceptance cannot be experienced by anyone except those who are chosen by God. It is beyond the power of Satan to send down revelation that manifests providential Signs in support of an impostor or disclose to him such supernormal and pure matters from the unseen that increase his honour to serve as testimony to his claim. (Author)