A Letter to a Dear One — Page 28
28 Letter to a Dear One these schools of thought, this attribute of Allah is not prevalent in the present age. Such a supposition about Allah’s Being is extreme distrust. The truth of the matter is that those who consider that Allah does not speak to His servants, even if they formally agreed that He once did have this attribute, they could never truly believe this factor. It is not possible that one who has true knowledge of the Divine attributes would ever believe that Allah once had this attribute, but it is now suspended. How could a Muslim consider that Allah once spoke to His servants but is now so displeased with the people of Muhammad ( ” allall ā hu ‘alaihi wa sallam) that not even the spiritually accomplished people among them can have this honor. Such a conjecture is not only a mistrust of Allah but is also puts the idea of man’s spiritual development in doubt. The Promised Messiah (‘alaihissal ā m) said if it were to be true that the mode of Divine discourse had stopped, then those who loved Allah would lose their lives and the faith in Allah would not reach the stage of being a ‘certain’ truth. Therefore, rest assured that Allah still speaks to His loved ones as He did before. Just as man’s connection with Allah increases, according to his capacity and ingenuity, he sees manifestation of this Divine attribute, be it imperceptible, be it evident; whether it is in the form that it’s parable is like that of dewdrops, whether it be like pelting rain. May 2 The Forgiving God An attribute of Allah the Almighty is that He forgives the sins of man, not just in the sense that they are spared punishment of their sins, but also in the sense that He absorbs and obliterates their sins as if they did not ever happen. This is because He has power over everything. Past, present and future are mere human requisites. Allah is above it all and commands it all. In short, His varied attributes, which one may learn through a study of the Holy Qur’ ā n and which are explained in detail in the writings of the Promised Messiah (‘alaihissal ā m) and © a ñ rat Khalifatul-Masih II have all a mutual connection. Each attribute has it’s own operational sphere and does not conflict with the other. On the contrary it is a joint effort like that of an organized body where different departments manage different branches and sections, issue orders for