Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 363
7 ApriL 1906 363 7 ApriL 1906 Develop Faith in the Boundless Powers of God Almighty Someone asked the meaning of: 1 اَنَا َكْيِتٰا ٖهِب َلْبَق ْنَا َّدَتْرَّي َكْيَلِا َكُفْرَط اَنَا َكْيِتٰا ٖهِب َلْبَق ْنَا َّدَتْرَّي َكْيَلِا َكُفْرَط The Promised Messiah as said: What is the impossibility of the throne of Bilq i s [Queen of Sheba] materializing in a moment? Such objections arise in the hearts of those people, and these are the people who rush to make all manner of interpretations of such things, who do not fully believe in the powers of God Almighty. What I know is this: 2 ْمَلَا ْمَلْعَت َّنَا َهّٰللا ىٰلَع ِّلُك ٍءْيَش ٌرْيِدَق ْمَلَا ْمَلْعَت َّنَا َهّٰللا ىٰلَع ِّلُك ٍءْيَش ٌرْيِدَق Denial of an event simply because of the deficient experience of one’s peers is an evil thing. Look! Until the telegraph came out, who would have believed if someone had said that news could travel so far in a second? But now, when it came to be seen, everyone agreed. So, like- wise, who can comprehend the infinite powers of God? When man cannot comprehend minor things, if some actions of God cannot be understood, they should not be denied but should be believed with a sincere heart; for, the more one believes in God, the more He helps, and whatever the state of faith is, God makes him dependent on means to that same degree. 1. I will bring it to you quicker than the blinking of your eye ( S u rah an-Naml, 27:41). [Publisher] 2. Do you not know that Allah has the power to do all that He wills? ( S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:107) [Publisher]