Our God — Page 11
Introduction 11 would become corporeal. He is Infinite but would become finite and so on and so forth. Moreover, if God were to adopt a corpo- real and finite form for your sake, what is there to guarantee that you would not reject Him saying that you do not believe in a cor- poreal and finite God? O God, how very Holy, Adorable and Perfect You are! Each attribute of Yours is guarded by another of Your attributes. When anyone attacks any one of Your attributes, Your other attributes—like vigilant and dutiful sentries—put such a per- son to shame. We have seen how a critic tried to create doubt concerning God’s attribute of being Hidden, but His attributes of being Incorporeal and Infinite came forward at once and did away with the objection. The Beauty of God lies in His being Hidden from our physical eyes and yet being apparent to us; He is Subtle but remains more evident and perceptible than material things. Unfortunate indeed is he who does not comprehend this subtle truth, for he stands on the brink of disaster. In summary, the perfection of God Almighty demands that He be Subtle and Hidden from the physical eyes. This should not cause any uncertainty about His existence, for there are far more certain and conclusive ways available to recognise Him. My dear brothers, pray do not deprive yourself of the precious bounty of faith on account of such baseless misconceptions. Will you follow the footsteps of those who believed in the magnetic and electric forces though they could not see them; and accepted the sovereignty of space and time and bowed down before lust and anger; but when it came to offering their Lord and Master the