Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 237
237 Hence, in every era, this religion receives life from those who possess life them- selves, and revives the dead. Bear in mind that on every step it is those blessed with life who come to serve the Faith. The Detail Expounded in the Holy Quran Then, Allah the Exalted states in the Holy Quran: 1 ْ ثُمَّ فُصِّلَت Then they (i. e. the verses of the Quran) have been expounded in detail. Firstly, there is the detail that is expounded in the Holy Quran; secondly, there is the continuous unveiling of divine insights and verities that shall extend until the Day of Resurrection. In every era, new insights and secrets are revealed. Phi- losophers expound them in their own way, physicians do so according to their own disposition and Sufis in their own manner. Moreover, this detail has been encapsulated in the Holy Quran by the All-Wise, All-Aware God. The attribute Hakeem (All-Wise) refers to a being who possesses perfect knowledge of what is required and whose actions are also perfect, such that He is able to put everything in its appropriate place. The meaning of hikmat (wisdom) is: ٖ وَضْع ُ الشَّیْء ِ فِی ْ مَـحَلِّہ To place a thing at its appropriate place. Then, the attribute Khabir (All-Aware) is in the superlative form and refers to such vast knowledge that nothing is beyond His knowledge. Since Allah the Ex- alted has made the Holy Quran the Seal of the Books, and since this Book was to last until the Day of Resurrection, He knew full well the manner in which these teachings should be impressed on the mind; and it is in view of this that He has vested this Book with such detail. Further, God instituted a system of Reformers (Mujaddidin) who continue to appear in order to revive the Faith and expound the insights of the Book. The Summary and Essence of the Holy Quran Moving on from the aforementioned, a remarkable answer has been given to a natural question which arises in this context. One asks: what is the summary and 1 Hud , 11:2