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− 20 ISLAMIC CONCEPT OF: − DIVINE REVELATION One of the attributes of Allah is that He 'Speaks'. These days, apart − from the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, almost the whole world rejects ± − this concept. Most people consider that although in times gone by Allah − spoke to His servants. He does not do it anymore and is not going to do so in the future either. It is, as if they consider this attribute of Allah has been − suspended. Then there is another section of people who were not convinced of this attribute at all. In any case, according to both these schools of thought, this attribute of Allah is not prevalent in the present − age. Such a supposition about Allah's Being is extreme distrust. The truth − of the matter is that those who consider that Allah does not speak to His − servants, even if they formally agreed that He once did have this attribute, they could never truly believe this factor. It is not possible that one who has true knowledge of the Divine attributes would ever believe that Allah − once had this attribute, but it is now suspended. How could a Muslim consider that Allah once spoke to His servants but is now so displeased − with the people of Muhammad that not even the spiritually accomplished sa ± people among them can have this honor. Such a conjecture is not only a mistrust of Allah, but it also puts the idea of man's spiritual development in − doubt. The Promised Messiah and Mahdi said if it were to be true that the as − mode of Divine discourse had stopped, then those who loved Allah would − lose their lives, and their faith in Allah would not reach the stage of being a − 'certain' truth. Therefore, rest assured, that Allah still speaks to His loved ones as − He did before. Just as man's connection with Allah increases, according to − 459