Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth — Page 759
EPILOGUE. Quran. It clearly promises the believer the blessings of. Divine revelation unceasingly at all ages. It admonishes the. Holy Prophets to proclaim: قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُكُمْ يُوحَى إِلَى أَنَّمَا الهُكُمْ الة واحِدٌ" اِلهٌ فَمَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُوا لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَدًا * 18:111. Say, I am but a man like yourselves, only I am recipient of revelation which admonishes that your. God is only One God. Hence whoever among you desires to meet his Lord (as I have) then he too should perform righteous deeds and may not join partners in the worship of his Lord. '. The expression desires to meet is evidently linked to the preceding mention of revelation. But the decision concerning anyone's worthiness in this regard always lies. with God and not with man. . The same promise of revelation is vouched even more clearly in other verses to all such believers as remain steadfast in their loyalty to God at times of trials: اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ الَّا تخافُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَابْشِرُوا بِالْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ * نَحْنُ اَولِيَؤُكُمْ فِى الْحَيوة الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الآخِرَةِ 32-41:31. Verily those who proclaim that God is our Lord and then hold fast (to this claim), angels descend upon them incessantly saying 'Do not fear nor grieve; but rejoice in the Paradise you were promised. . We remain your friends in this life and in the life to come. . . 2 717