Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 824
824 AL-ISTIFTA' SUPPLEMENT TO HAQIQATUL-WAḤI promise and the cloud of His bounty rained just as it had thundered. Allah transformed a small seed into tall trees and ripe fruits. There is no way to deny even if all the groups of the disbelievers were to unite, for the testimony of the witnesses has blackened the face of everyone who denies it. How can the midday sun be denied? When the Word of my Lord was fulfilled and He filled my coffers, people came running to my door. From a drop, I became like oceans; from a small pebble, I became like mighty mountains; from a small plant, I became like trees laden with fruits; and from an insect, I became like a renowned hero of the battlefield. Certainly there is a Sign in this for those who are wise. Similarly, in the very beginning of my mission, my Lord gave me the glad tidings of a long life, saying: تَرى نَسْلًا بَعِيْدًا. You will witness a distant progeny. Hence, in keeping with this, He granted me a life long enough to see not only my own children but also the children of my children. He saved me from being like the abtar, who are not granted a child. This Sign alone shall suffice for a person of good fortune. Therefore, O ulema, muhaddithin [traditionalists], and fuqahā [jurists]! Does your wisdom allow you to accept that Allah would take care of all these mat- ters for someone who forges calumnies against Him and tells lies in His presence? Can you find any precedent in the sunnatullah [way of Allah] that, for such a long time, He would continue to manifest His knowledge of the unseen upon an impostor; that He should perfect His bounty upon such a person as He does in the case of His truthful Messengers; that He should help him with manifest honour in every field; that He should grant him such respite that he reaches from youth to old age, despite such fabrication; that thousands of his friends should be joined with him; that He should, on the one hand, help him and, on the other, reprove his cruel enemies as if they were dogs; that He should grant him what