Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 261
261 Malfuzat – Volume IV Dhul-Qarnayn In the Holy Quran, God Almighty has established the truthfulness of my com - munity in different ways and from various perspectives. He has even demonstrat - ed how each and every account therein points to this community. For example, there is the story of Dhul-Qarnayn, which serves as a prophecy in relation to this dispensation. As such, on reading the Holy Quran, we learn that Dhul-Qarnayn advanced towards the west where he witnessed the sun setting, i. e. he saw dark - ness; he also observed a pool of murky water, near which he found a people. Then, he moved towards the east where he found a people who had no shelter and were being burned by the sun. Then he found a third people who requested him to save them from Gog and Magog. Now, although this is apparently a story, in reality this is a magnificent prophecy which relates to the present age. God Almighty has disclosed certain hidden verities, while some He has kept hidden. This is so that one employs their own faculties. A person who depends solely on narrations cannot be deemed a human being. Dhul-Qarnayn was given this name because he was destined to live in two centuries. Now the time at which God Almighty has sent me is one in which He has gathered all the centuries as well. Is it within the power of man to live at a time of two centuries? He saw the century of the Hindus and the century of the Christians also. Mufti Sahib has gathered upwards of some sixteen or seventeen centuries according to various calendars. In short, the meaning of Dhul-Qarnayn is ‘the one of two centuries. ’ Now, God Almighty has spoken of three different nations that are relevant in his context. Firstly, there are a people in the west where the sun is setting and there is also a pool of murky water there. This is an illustration of the Christian people, whose sun of truth has set and they are deprived of heavenly truth and light. The second people in contrast are those who are close to the sun but they can - not benefit from it. This refers to the Muslim nation, who at the present time possess the sun of truth or the Holy Quran, but the worm of the earth (dabba-tul- ard) has made them ignorant, and except for being burned and suffering grief— which is the result of materialism—they cannot fully derive the benefits of this light. As such, this nation has been deprived as I have just described. Now, there is also a third group of people that requested Dhul-Qarnayn to block the routes of Gog and Magog, so that they can be protected from their onslaughts. That nation is ours—the one that has accepted me with loyalty and p. 525