The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 244
THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND MAHDI were provided before our coming into being. All this was done when we were not even present. No action had proceeded from us. Who can say that the sun was created on account of some action of his, or that the earth was created in consequence of some good action of his?. This is the mercy which came into operation before the creation of man and is not the result of anyone's actions. The second kind of. Divine mercy comes into operation in consequence of human action. . This needs no illustration. (Lecture Lahore, pp. 9-11 Essence of. Islam, vol. 1, pp 30-32) 5. In the Holy Quran God describes His attributes thus:. Proclaim: He is Allah, the Single; Allah, the Self existing and. Besought of all. He begets not nor is He begotten; and there is none like unto Him 112:2-5). This means that our God is One in His Being and in His Attributes. No other being is eternal and everlasting and self-existing like His Being, nor are the attributes of any being like. His attributes. A person's knowledge needs a teacher and yet is limited. God's knowledge needs no teacher and is unlimited. A person's hearing is dependent upon air and is limited, but God's hearing is inherent and unlimited. A person's seeing is dependent upon the light of the sun or some other light and is limited, but God's seeing is by His inherent light and is unlimited. The power of man to create is dependent upon some matter and needs time and is limited. . God's power to create is neither dependent on any matter nor does it need time and is unlimited. All His attributes are without equal and as. He has no equal in His Being, no one is His equal in His attributes. If one of His attributes were to be defective, all His attributes would be defective and therefore his Unity cannot be established unless He were without any equal in His attributes as He is without any equal in. His Being. He is not anyone's son, nor is anyone His son. He is SelfSufficient and needs neither father nor son. This is the Unity which the Holy Quran teaches and which is the basis of our faith. (Lecture. Lahore, pp. 12-13 - Essence of Islam, Vol. 1, p. 33) 244