The Holy War — Page 9
Proceedings—Debate 22 May 1893 9 1 (Part 27, Ruk u ‘ 16)— ۤاَلَف ُمِسْقُا ِعِقٰوَمِب ِمْوُجُّنلا۰۰ َو ٗهَّنِا ٌمَسَقَل ْوَّل َنْوُمَلْعَت ٌمْيِظَع۰۰ 2 ٗهَّنِا ٌنٰاْرُقَل ٌمْيِرَك۰۰ ْيِف ٍبٰتِك ٍنْوُنْكَّم۰۰اَّل ۤٗهُّسَمَي اَّلِا َنْوُرَّهَطُمْلا۠ ۰۰ Meaning that I swear by the places of rising of the stars and their spec- tacles—and this oath is a grand oath, if you only knew the truth!—that this Quran is an esteemed and eminent Book and only those people who possess pure dispositions can touch it. The relevance of this oath in this particular situation is that the Quran has been praised as noble—meaning that it encompasses spiritual excellences—and on account of extremely exalted and lofty subtleties and verities, it appears to be small in the view of some short- sighted people for the very same reason that the stars appear to be small and like dots, while it is not the case that they are like dots in reality. On the contrary, because their station is extremely lofty and high, it is for this reason that the eyes which lack the requisite ability are unable to perceive their true magnitude. ۤاَّنِا ُهٰنْلَزْنَا ْيِف ٍةَلْيَل ٍةَكَرٰبُّم اَّنِا اَّنُك َنْيِرِذْنُم۰۰اَهْيِف ُقَرْفُي ُّلُك ٍرْمَا ٍمْيِكَح۰۰ 3 (Part 25, R. 14)— [Meaning that] We have caused the Quran to descend in such a blessed Night, in which every single matter has been mentioned and explained in detail with full wisdom. By this it is understood that just as a night had appeared with over- whelming darkness, so correspondingly, this Book has been adorned with brilliant lights that dispel the darkness of every kind of doubt and ambiguity, pronouncing judgement on every issue and teaching every type of wisdom. 1. S u rah al-W a qi‘ah, 56:76–77 [Publisher] 2. S u rah al-W a qi‘ah, 56:78–80 [Publisher] 3. S u rah ad-Dukh a n, 44:4–5 [Publisher]