Tadhkirah — Page 264
264 1892 303 [ A’i na-e-Kam ala t-e-Isl a m, p. 55, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 5, p. 55] 1892 304 [ A’i na-e-Kam ala t-e-Isl a m, p. 55, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 5, p. 55] 1892 What God the Noble has revealed and conveyed to me is that even if some of the theories of astronomers and physicists concerning meteors and comets should be accepted, there is no contradiction between the statements of these wiseacres and what God, the Lord of Honour and Glory, has set out in the Holy Qur’an concerning the spiritual purpose of these celestial bodies. The objective of these people is only to discover the material causes and the customary behaviour of these bodies so as to establish the general rules that regulate the physical system; but the Holy 303 Note by Hadrat Maul ana Jalal-ud-Din Shams ra : The second line of the couplet is revealed. The meaning of the whole couplet is: [Persian] If you are seeking God do not commit your heart to the luxuries of the world; For my Beloved loves only those who stay away from all luxury. [Mirza Bashir Ahmad] 304 Note by Hadrat Maul ana Jalal-ud-Din Shams ra : The first line of this couplet is revealed. The meaning of the couplet is: [Persian] A pure drop is needed so that it may become a pearl; How can an impure heart be honoured with a sight of the countenance of the Holy One. [Mirza Bashir Ahmad]