Mahzarnama (The Memorandum) — Page 50
50 Mahzarnama Raheem , and He alone is the Master of the Day of Judgement. He has not delegated this authority to anyone else. He is the Listener of the call of every caller and is the Answerer, or Acceptor of prayers. Then He says: “The Everlasting, and the Sustainer of every life and its existence”. This is stated because if He were not Eternal and Everlasting then there would be constant apprehension about ( sic. the continuity of) His life, i. e. , He might die before us. And then He says: He is God, the Single; He was not begotten nor He ever begets. And there is none as His co- equal or like unto Him. " [The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam, Roohaani Khazaa’in vol. 10 pp. 372-376] How manifest is the Light emanating from that Origin of all Lights. The whole world is looking like a giant mirror for all the eyes (to see Him reflected), I became quite restless at the sight of the moon last night, for it bore but just a glimpse of the beauty of my Beloved (Creator). We are driven by His blossoming beauty, don't mention to us the (handsomeness of the) Turks or Tartars. O my Beloved, Thy transcendent Power is visible everywhere; Whichever way we turn to look we find it to be an angle from which Thou art visible. The gushing fountain of the Sun bears evidence of Thee, Every scintillating star displays Thy luminescence. Thou art the One Who sprinkled Thy love potion on the souls; Which has caused the pining and wailing of those smitten by Thy love. How wondrous are the properties Thou hast embedded in each particle; Who can read the entire record of these mysteries? No one can fathom the ultimate depths of Thy transcendent