Mahzarnama (The Memorandum) — Page 39
Mahzarnama 39 that it cannot be due to someone's personal quality; rather they believe such entities to stem from Divine decree. That is to say, the belief is that it is compulsory for the Being of God, the Exalted, to be the Knower of the Unseen, and it is a personal attribute of His True Being that He must be the Knower of the Unseen. But other entities that are evanescent and sham at their core of existence, their sharing this particular attribute as well as other attributes with God, the Exalted, is not legitimate. And just as partnership with God in terms of "being" is not existent, so also is partnership with God in terms of "qualities" non-existent. So in view of the nature of these entities it is not possible for them to be the Knowers of the Unseen—whether they be prophets or Muhadd a th ( viz. bestowed with Divine converse), or Wali ( viz. Saintly personages). Though, knowledge about the mysteries of the unseen through Divine revelation has always been selectively granted to the elect and the pious, and it is granted even now, albeit exclusively to the true followers of the Holy Prophet sa. " [Tasdeeq-un-Nabi, pp. 26-27, published by Ahmadiyya Kitaab Ghar, Qadian, printed at Karimi Press, Lahore. ] "His multifarious powers are limitless and his wondrous works endless. He modifies His law for the sake of His special servants, and His law has a built-in provision to allow such modifications. When a person presents himself at His threshold, with a new soul—having brought about a remarkable transformation within himself, seeking His approval—then God also manifests Himself for him in a new way. It is as if the God Who has manifested Himself to this person is a different God—not the God as is known by the common people. He reveals himself as a Weakling to one who is weak of faith, but to him who comes to His majestic presence with a very strong faith, He demonstrates to him that He too is Powerful to help him. In like manner, his divine attributes undergo a transformed expression to match the transformations in human beings. If a person is so innervated in his spiritual condition as if he were dead, then God also withdraws from his support and help, and becomes silent as if,