Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 30
30 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION endearment, nor do they derive any benefit from them. Thousands of wicked, evil, sinful, and immoral ones also see such malodorous dreams and revelations. It is often observed that, despite such dreams and visions, their conduct is not praiseworthy. At a minimum, their faith is very weak, so much so, that they do not have the courage to give a true testimony, and they do not fear God as much as they fear the world, and they cannot sever themselves from the wicked. They dare not bear such true testimony as might offend a person of rank. They are extremely slothful and lazy in respect of religious obligations and are preoccupied day and night with worldly concerns and worries. They deliberately support falsehood and abandon truth. They are guilty of dishonesty at every step; moreover, some of them do not even restrain themselves from vice and sin and resort to every unlawful device for the purpose of acquiring worldly benefits. The moral condition of some of them is deplorable and they are the embodiment of jealousy, miserliness, self-conceit, arrogance, and pride. They perpetrate every mean act, and a variety of despicable traits are found in them. It is peculiar that some of them are such that they always see evil dreams, and they even come true, as if their brains have been fashioned only for evil and ill-omened dreams. They are incapable of having dreams that foretell their own betterment in worldly affairs and attainment of their desires, or dreams that foretell any good fortune for others. The quality of their dreams, out of the three types, can be described as resembling the physical expe- rience of a person who perceives only smoke from a distance, but does not see the light of the fire nor does he feel its warmth. Because such people have no relationship with God and with spiritual matters, their lot is mere smoke from which no light is obtained. Then the second category of people who see dreams or experience revelations are those who have some relationship with God Almighty, but that relationship is not perfect. The quality of their dreams or revelations resembles the physical experience of a person who perceives the light of a fire from far away on a dark and frigid night. This sight pro- vides at least the benefit that he avoids the path which has many potholes,