The Shining Lamp — Page 73
Twelfth [Prophecy] 73 1 َو َنْيِرَخٰا ْمُهْنِم اَّمَل اْوُقَحْلَي ْمِهِب َو َنْيِرَخٰا ْمُهْنِم اَّمَل اْوُقَحْلَي ْمِهِب Meaning that there are also other disciples of this Prophet who have not yet appeared but will appear in the Latter Days. This verse was indeed an indication to this humble one because, as has just been mentioned in the ilh a m, this humble one is from among the spiritual disciples of the Holy Prophet, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. The book Kar a m a tu s-Sa diq i n was written in support of the truth of this prophecy that points to the knowledge of the Holy Quran, but no opponent has dared to look in its direction. And I swear by that God who holds my life in His hand that I have been granted superiority over every other soul in fathoming the verities and insights of the Holy Quran. Should any oppos- ing maulaw i come forward to compete with me in the exegesis of the Quran as I have repeatedly challenged them, then God will humiliate and disgrace him. Thus, the understanding of the Quran that has been conferred upon me is a Sign of Allah, the Lord of Glory. I entertain the hope by Allah’s grace that soon the world will see that I am true in this statement. The maulaw i s say that only those meanings of the Holy Quran extracted from authentic a ha d i th can be deemed correct, and to say anything beyond that is a sin, let alone that it should be considered an excellence. These are absolutely false ideas. It is my claim that the Quran has come to bring about perfect reforma- tion and the most complete and absolute purification, and it itself makes the claim that it holds all perfect verities, as it says: 1. And among others from among them who have not yet joined them ( S u rah al-Jumu’ah, 62:4). [Publishers]