A Sign of Allah - Chaudhry Muhammad Zafrulla Khan — Page 8
A Sign of Allah 8 is also designated as a kalimah. Such a person’s spiritual branches extend into the heavens, and after receiving the favors of God, he eats of newly acquired spiritual fruit and passes it on to the world. The questions that then naturally arise are that when we take the meaning of kalimah to refer to humans, then is it limited to just a few people or some other amount? Furthermore, did such people exist in the past and this status is no longer being bestowed or will this process continue? In addition to people, the word kalimah also applies to every portion of every revelation of God and to all the meanings derived from them. The verse: 1 ْوَّل َناَك ُرْحَبْلا اًداَدِم ِتٰمِلَكِّل ْيِّبَر Specifically also refers to the Holy Quran, whereas the Holy Quran can be written out, if not with a few ink pots then with a dozen at most. So then what does it mean when it is said that if you begin writing out the kalam of God, oceans will be dried up and even if those oceans are replenished then they too will be dried up, but the kalam of God will never be exhausted? This could only mean that every word or kalimah of the Holy Quran contains within it numerous kalim a t and they each contain the signs of Allah that cover vast subjects. If we take the meaning of the word kalim a t to mean vast sub - jects or many promises, then the kalim a t become infinite. 1. S u rah al-Kahf, 18:110 [Publisher]