Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 777
FOR THE ATTENTION OF RESPECTED ARYAS 777 Only that Shariah can rectify such errors that is capable of reveal- ing the countenance of the True Beloved through the manifestation of resplendent Signs, because if a Shariah is unable to demonstrate fresh Signs it too represents an idol, not God. The being that stands in need of our reasoning or logic for his manifestation cannot be God or Parmeshwar. Which knowledgeable person would believe in such a 'God' who, like an idol, is dead and devoid of any Signs of might and power? Hence, the true and perfect Shariah is indeed the one that shows the True Living God with all His might and Signs; and it is the only one through which man can attain perfection in the second part of the Shariah. (2) And the second part of the Shariah is that man should refrain from all those sins that are rooted in injustice towards mankind; for example: adultery, theft, murder, false testimony, every type of deceit, treating one who does good with evil, and falling short of fulfilling one's obligation to deal kindly with mankind. Hence, to act upon the second part of the Shariah, one has to understand its first part. As I have just said that the first part, i. e. cognition of God, is not at all possible unless and until one recognizes God with His fresh Signs and demonstrations of His power, for without it even worship of the Divine is a kind of idol-worship. If God is just like an idol who cannot answer a question or a query nor can He demonstrate His power, then what difference would there be between Him and an idol? The Living God must pos- sess the Signs [of a Living God]. If He cannot answer our questions nor demonstrate His power, how is it possible to know that He exists? How can His existence be established by one's self-made arguments? Since every human being is able to prove his own existence, why should God not be able to prove His? Is God even weaker than a man? Is His power not to be seen in the future; was it merely a thing of the past? If the power to speak no longer remains within Him during this age, what argument can prove that He ever had this power [to begin with]? And if He cannot speak in this age, how can it be proven that He can even hear and accept our