Testimony of the Holy Quran — Page 26
T E S T I MON Y OF T HE HOLY Q U R AN 26 words, with his advent, a light also descends upon the earth and upon eager hearts. It is at this time that people spontaneously turn to the ways of goodness and virtue according to their capabilities. And every heart applies itself to deliberation and contemplation, and due to unknown reasons every eager disposition is inspired to move to seek the truth. Thereby, there blows such a breeze as inclines the eager hearts towards the Hereafter and awakens dormant faculties and it seems as if a grand revolution is about to take place. When these signs are manifested, they testify that the reformer has come into the world. And these heavenly inspira - tions quicken the eager hearts in proportion to the lofty stature of the reformer. Every good-natured person awakens, though they do not know what awakens them. Every righteous person feels a change in themself, but cannot understand what has brought it about. In short, the hearts begin to stir, making the ignorant think that the awakening started by itself. But, in fact, these lights descend with the advent of a Prophet or a Mujaddid [Reformer]. The Holy Quran and a ha d i th clearly establish this fact. Allah, the Lord of Glory, says: ۤاَّنِا ُهٰنْلَزْنَا ْيِف ِةَلْيَل ِرْدَقْلا ۰۰ َوۤاَم َكىٰرْدَا اَم ُةَلْيَل ِرْدَقْلا ۰۰ ُةَلْيَل ِرْدَقْلا ٌرْيَخ ْنِّم ِفْلَا ٍرْهَش ۰۰ 1 ُلَّزَنَت ُةَكِٕىٰٓلَمْلا َوُحْوُّرلا اَهْيِف ِنْذِاِب ْمِهِّبَر ْنِم ِّلُك ٍرْمَا ۰۰ ٌمٰلَس َيِه ىّٰتَح ِعَلْطَم ِرْجَفْلا ۰۰ Meaning that, We have revealed this Book and Prophet in the Night of Destiny. And what should make you know what the Night of Destiny is? The Night of Destiny is better than a 1. S u rah al-Qadr, 97:2–6 [Publisher]