The Shining Lamp — Page 192
192 He is the Master and does as He wills. The heaven and earth tremble in fear of Him, and the angels quiver in awe of Him. In His ilh a m, He has named me Adam and has stated: اَرَدْت ُّ اَن ْ اَسْتَخْلِف َ فَـخَلَقْت ُ اٰدَمَ. [I decided to appoint a Khalifah (Vicegerent) so I created Adam. ] Because He knew: ْـھَا. ي ُّفْسِد ُ فِ ي ْ ْـھَا مَن ي اَتَـجْعَل ُ فِ [Do you place in it as a Vicegerent one who creates disor- der upon earth?] That I, too, would be made the target of objections. Therefore, whosoever accepts me is an angel and not a human being and whosoever opposes me is Ibl i s and not a man. This is the word from God, not from me. Thus, blessed are the people who love me and entertain no enmity towards me and who have turned to me and cause me no trouble. These are the people upon whom the bless- ings of Allah the Exalted shall descend, and these, indeed, are the people who have attained guidance. There has been some delay in the waiting for the copy of the article presented at the Conference of World Religions to be printed, which your lordship had requested. However, I have now received a part of it today, which has been printed, and I am sending this