The Heavenly Decree — Page 37
37 The forth sign pertains to the deep understanding of the Quran. An excellent arrangement for it would be for each contesting party to write the deeper meanings, delicate and hidden truths, of a few verses of the Holy Quran and read them out before an open gathering. If it turns out that what the party has written is plagiarized from an earlier work of exegesis, that party should be publicly condemned as a plagiarist. On the other hand, if a party’s exposition of the deep meanings [of the Quran] is such that they are not only correct and flawless, but are also so new and original that no earlier scholar has ever conceived of them—being free from all ostentation and reflecting the miraculous nature, supremacy and majesty of the Holy Quran and possessing awe and majesty and the light of truth—then it should be concluded that they were revealed by Allah to prove the honour, acceptance and special ability of His chosen one. The four signs that I have set out as criteria are so simple and transparent that anyone who considers them carefully will conclude that there can be no other simpler or easier spiritual method to judge between the opposing parties. I declare, and swear in the name of Allah, the Glorious, that if I am defeated in this contest, I shall myself publish my confession and say that I was in the wrong. Mi yan Nadh i r H usain Sahib and Shaikh Bat a law i will need no longer to declare