The Holy War — Page 65
Proceedings—Debate 25 May 1893 65 and Divine converse and every type of acceptance and miracles, as He Himself states: ُنْحَن ْمُكُؤٰٓيِلْوَا يِف ِةوٰيَحْلا اَيْنُّدلا َو يِف ِةَرِخٰاْلا َو ْمُكَل اَهْيِف اَم ْۤيِهَتْشَت َّنِا َنْيِذَّلا اْوُلاَق اَنُّبَر ُهّٰللا َّمُث اْوُماَقَتْسا ُلَّزَنَتَت ُمِهْيَلَع ُةَكِٕىٰٓلَمْلا اَّلَا اْوُفاَخَت َو اَل اْوُنَزْحَت َو اْوُرِشْبَا ِةَّنَجْلاِب ْيِتَّلا ْمُتْنُك َنْوُدَعْوُت ۰۰ 1 (Pt. 24, R. 18)— ْمُكُسُفْنَا َو ْمُكَل اَهْيِف اَم َنْوُعَّدَت۰۰ اًلُزُن ْنِّم ٍرْوُفَغ ٍمْيِحَّر۰۰ As for those people who say, ‘Our Lord is Allah,’ and then they adopted steadfastness—that is to say that they did not turn their backs on what they had said and although various types of trials came upon them, they remained on firm footing—the angels descend on them, saying: ‘Fear ye not at all, nor grieve whatsoever, and rejoice in the Garden that you were promised. ’ That is to say, now you have found that Garden and the heavenly life has now begun. How has it begun? اخل ُنْحَن ْمُكُؤٰٓيِلْوَا In this way that now We are your friends, and We have become responsi- ble for your protection and your needs in this life and the Hereafter. And in this heavenly life, you will have available all that you ask—an entertainment from the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful. Here, by the word ‘entertainment’, reference is made to that fruit mentioned in 2 ْۤيِتْؤُت اَهَلُكُا َّلُك ٍۭنْيِح [it brings forth its fruit forever and at all times]. And regarding the verse 3 اَهُعْرَف يِف ِءٓاَمَّسلا۰۰ [whose branches reach into heaven] one point remained unmentioned having to do with why and how this teaching is perfect because of its highest level of advancement. The explanation of this is that all those teachings that came before the Holy Quran, they were, in reality, in the form of a law for a certain people or a certain age and they did not possess the power of being of general benefit. But the Holy Quran has come for the education and perfection of all peoples and for all times. For example, to provide a comparison, there is found, in the 1. S u rah Ha M i m as-Sajdah, 41:31–33 [Publisher] 2. S u rah Ibr a h i m, 14:26 [Publisher] 3. S u rah Ib ra h i m, 14:25 [Publisher]