Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 807
CHAPTER ONE IN AL-ISTIFTA' 807 but Allah helped him against the believer and utterly destroyed the one who opposed him and engaged in a mubahalah with him? So explain-O wise people!—and be rewarded: Have you ever seen that a person fabricated lies about God, and then God supported him and removed every hurdle meant to harm him? And whenever a plot was hatched against him, God Almighty smashed it into pieces, and opened for him the doors of His grace, mercy, and bounties, and rewarded him as He rewards His Messengers; and opened for him the doors of every bounty and blessing, protected his honour and life against the enemies, and then, with His Signs and divine testimony, cleared him of all their charges? [One whom] God Almighty safe- guarded against [the mischief of] his enemies and attacked those who sought to attack him, descending against anyone who showed enmity towards him, and helped His servant as He helps those who are sincere to Him? O brave young people! Give me your verdict in this matter and show me an impostor upon whom God bestowed such favours and bounties like this servant of His. Fear God to whom you will return. O learned ones and erudite scholars! Yet again, I seek your verdict. Do not say aught but the truth and fear God in whose hand is your recompense. You know that the virtuous never lie, and to conceal [the truth] is not among their traits; none hides the truth except the one doomed for wretchedness. O brave young people, contemporary jurists, learned men of the time, and erudite scholars of various towns! Give me your verdict concerning him who claims to have come from God and for whom divine protection appeared like the midday sun, the light of whose truth is resplendent, like the full moon on a dark night, and for whose sake God displayed brilliant Signs, and in whatever matter this serv- ant of God decided to proceed, God arose to help him. Furthermore, God answered [his prayers] about his friends and foes. This servant of God says nothing except what the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had said and does not take a single