Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 502
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 502 for him, but Allah the Exalted brought him back to life. This is the revival of the dead. Besides this, there is also a revival of the spiritually dead. Those who are unaware of the guidance of Allah the Exalted and whose life is a life of misguidance, are also, in fact, ‘dead’ because they have died spiritually. For such people to become guided is their coming back to life. This is the true essence of reviving the dead which the Holy Quran has set forth, and it is in perfect accordance with this that I have expounded upon it, having received the knowledge from God Almighty. Now, if this is the denial of miracles, then such an accuser should him- self realize that he is not declaring me a denier, but is himself repudiating and rejecting the Holy Quran. How naive and ignorant it is that a person should adopt a style and speech which attacks the Holy Quran and the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him! I am amazed at what these people do. Are the miracles of Jesus dear to them or the Word of God Almighty and the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him? If they can leave the Word of God and the Holy Prophet, may peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him, for the miracles of Jesus, they may, but we cannot do this and abandon the Word of God Almighty and insult the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. If the entire world abandons me over this belief, then let it abandon me so—I care not the least, for God stands with me. They would have had the right to criticize me the moment I had gone against the Word of God Almighty. However, when I speak in perfect accord with the Word of God Almighty, then raising an objection is to object against the Word of God Almighty—not against me. If Jesus literally used to raise the dead—that is, such dead ones as had come under ىٰضَق اَهْيَلَع َتْوَمْلا ىٰضَق اَهْيَلَع َتْوَمْلا