The Shining Lamp — Page 193
Correspondence with h a d rat Khaw a jah Ghul a m Far i d 193 to you. I will continue to send these to you as they get printed. The acclaim of this article has become apparent as it has been reported in a Government newspaper which is not interested in reporting ordinary news but only important matters. This newspaper has indeed expressed much praise to the extent of a miracle. Consequently, The Civil [and] Military [Gazette] wrote, ‘People were in a state of rapture when this article was being read. Consequently, they unanimously wrote that this article was supreme over all other articles and the others were not of any worth compared to this. ’ This is the work of God that He informed me of this through His words and revelations, which I had published ahead of time. The magnificence of this event has become: ٌرْوُن ىٰلَع ٍرْوُن [light was bestowed upon light] ُ ہلِلِ عَلٰی ذٰلِكَ. فَالْـحَمْد ُ ہلِلِ عَلٰی ذٰلِكَ. فَالْـحَمْد [So Allah be praised for all this. ] What can I say regarding the complaints and objec- tions raised by the religious scholars concerning which you have written? The case between me and them is pend- ing in heaven. Thus, if I am a liar and a fabricator of lies in the knowledge of the Maker—glorified be His name— and my claim is falsehood, treachery and deception, then in such a situation, I would have no greater enemy than God Himself, and He would uproot and destroy me most quickly and scatter my Community because He never lets a fabricator of lies to live in a state of peace. If, however, I am of Him and if I am from Him and have come through His command and employ no treachery in my affairs, then