The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 202
THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND MAHDI. The fourth category of Divine grace is the most special grace. . This aspect of grace does not manifest itself merely in response to effort and exertion. Its manifestation demands a total negation and utter annihilation of the dark and narrow realm of means and that the perfect might of the One and the only God should shine forth directly in its full splendour without the intermediary of any instrument. For, in respect of this ultimate grace the only addition and perfection that human wisdom can conceive of is that it should be manifested by the utmost clarity, excluding every possible doubt, reservation or imperfection, so that there should be no question concerning its deliberate bestowal by the Gracious Bestower, not concerning the reality and fullness of the grace as a mercy. The munificence and requital of the Eternal Master should become manifest like the brightness of day. At the same time the recipient of grace should feel and realize with the highest degree of certitude that it is indeed the. Sovereign of the kingdom Who has bestowed on him, by His will and command and special power, a mighty favour and a great delight that in truth he is the recipient of full and lasting reward for his good deeds which is pure and superb, a prized and highly desired boon and not any kind of test or trial. The grant of such perfect, superb, and enduring grace is contingent on the subject's migration from this imperfect, dim, dense, narrow, depressing, ephemeral, and unstable realm. . . . . . . . This grace is the most exclusive of all graces and is the culmination of them. Its recipient attains to the apex of beatitude and everlasting felicity which is the fountainhead of all joys, and he who is debarred from this grace is condemned to everlasting hell. By virtue of this grace, Allah has named himself Malike Yaumiddeen in the Holy Quran. . . . . This is reinforced in Ch. 40:17: 'To whom does the kingdom belong this day? It belongs to Allah, the One, the Most. Supreme. This means that on that day the Divine attribute of. Providence will manifest itself independently of the normal media and it will be seen and felt that nothing counts except the overpowering dominion and perfect sovereignty of the Exalted Lord. . All comfort and joy and requital and reward will be seen as 202