Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 398
398 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION my elements or particles are eternal or self-existing, is under the sovereign control of Permātmā, and shall never become extinct; and no one else, is the Creator of the universe. I am not the master or the maker of the world like Permātmā; neither do I encompass it, nor am I omniscient. Rather, I am a humble serv- ant of the All-Powerful One. But I have always existed in His knowledge and power. I have never ceased to exist; nor is there such a thing as non-existence. In fact, nothing is non-existent. Similarly, I acknowledge Veda's just teaching that Mukti or salvation is granted according to the deeds till Maha-Kalpa¹ after which, in accordance with the judgment of Parmeshwar, human shape has to be assumed once again. (Meaning their salvation is not permanent, it is only for a fixed period. ) clear that, according to the Aryah principles, all souls are eternal partners with Parmeshwar which were not created by Him. How then can we call the Parmeshwar their pitä? They have existed on their own as Parmeshwar has existed on His own. But this principle is erroneous. Those with an insightful eye can under- stand that the potentialities, characteristics, and qualities that are present in the father are found in the son too. Thus, since the souls are from the hand of God and possess the same colour, reflectively, as is present in the being of God and this 'colour' becomes more and stronger as the servants of God advance, by means of love and devotion to Him, in piety and purity until divine light begins to manifest in such people reflectively. We see it clearly that the holy characteristics of God are latent in human nature that become manifest through self-purification. For instance, God is Raḥim [Ever Merciful]; so does man, after self-purification, partake of the attribute of mercy. God is Jawwad [Generous]; so does man, after self-purification, par- take of the attribute of generosity. Similarly God is Sattar [Concealer], God is Karim [Benevolent], God is Ghafür [Forgiver] so man too, after self-purifi- cation, partakes of all these attributes. Now who has invested the soul of man with these higher virtues? If God has done it, it proves that He is the Creator of souls. If someone alleges that they have existed on their own, sufficient for a reply is["The curse of Allah be upon the liars']. (Author) 1. According to Hindu mythology, a kalpa is a period of time consisting of 4. 32 billion years. [Publisher]