The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 8
THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND MAHDI. INTRODUCTION g. We begin this section by quoting Sura Al-Fatiha, the first chapter of the Holy Quran. "In the name of Allah, most Gracious, ever Merciful. . All praise belongs to Allah alone, Lord of the Universe (creator and sustainer of the universe and universal provider. ). Most Gracious and ever Merciful. . Master of the day of Judgment. . Thee alone do we worship and. Thee alone do we implore for help. . Guide us in the straight path. . The path of those on whom Thou have bestowed Thy favours, those who have not incurred Thy displeasure and those who have not gone astray. ☐. The meanings of the above verses are very vast. . As is explained in the above holy words of the Quran, God alone is the Creator and Sustainer of the universe. It is His universal. Providence, His beneficence and grace that everything in the universe is provided for and sustained and He brings everything gradually to at desired perfection according to divine wisdom. He has given everything a nature, appropriate to its condition. Out of His Grace He has created means for sustenance and development of everything in the universe. He has given every particle and everything properties and qualities suited to its nature and provided means for their fulfillment. It is all part of His Grace. He has set into operation all the divine laws which control and operate this the universe. All these laws of nature, which are reflections of His attributes, are consistent and thus are the basis of all the sciences. . Out of His benevolence and grace He has provided means for man's physical, intellectual, moral, and spiritual development. All the means at the disposal of man and all this system of cause and effect 8