A Letter to a Dear One — Page 24
24 Letter to a Dear One Lord of All the Worlds One attribute of Allah is that He is Lord of all the worlds, that is to say, He takes the entire cosmos, through gradual progress, from an inferior state to a superior state. This takes place without any preference to any race or creed. This attribute negates all national and racial distinctions. The sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, rivers and seas, are for everyone. Similarly, prophethood, dreams, visions, revelation and means of spiritual development were and are for all. This shows that Allah’s blessing of revelation has been bestowed on all nations and people. The Gracious He is also Gracious, in that all the arrangement essential to human progress were in place even before we came into being. The earth was created with all manner of qualities and strengths. The heavenly bodies were created with varied qualities, capacities and forces. Milk was put in mothers’ breasts. Humans were given all sorts of powers; sight, hearing and speech were given to us. The sense of smell and taste was given. The sense of touch and intellect was given. In short all sorts of faculties were given. The air was created, as were water and grain. Animals were made for man’s varied usage. Infinite deposits for man’s progress were created from the beginning. Merciful Another attribute of Allah is that He is Merciful, in that He rewards us for our good deeds in the best possible way with excellent results. He compensates for our minimal and limited deeds in a most generous and boundless way. Master of the Day of Judgment Another attribute of Allah is that He is Master of the Day of Judgment. He is the Master of the time of the reward and punishment of our actions. If He so pleases, He can give us an appropriate punishment of our sins and He can indeed pardon us and reward us as much as He pleases for our good deeds. He does not conform to an obligatory