Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 370
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part Four 370 of tadall a , the degree of tadall a directly corresponds to the degree of danuww. The excellence of danuww is that there should be a mani- festation of the reflection of divine names and attributes within the seeker’s heart and a manifestation of the True Beloved within him with all His perfect attributes, without any semblance of being a shadow and without any suspicion of ascent or descent. This is the essence of vicegerency and the nature of breathing the Spirit of God into a person, and this alone is the real foundation of adorning oneself with divine attributes. As descent is dependent upon the adornment of divine attributes, the perfection of this adornment demands that such an individual strive in compassion for God’s creatures and be ever-prepared to render advice and seek their welfare from the depth of the heart to the extent, the exceeding of which cannot be imagined. Such a perfect intermediary must, of necessity, combine two oppo- sites within himself. He must be turned completely towards God and also be completely turned towards God’s creatures. In this way, he appears as a chord between two bows—that of Divinity and that of humanity—having a perfect relationship with both. In short, both danuww and tadall a are indispensable for perfect nearness to God. Danuww is the name of that perfect nearness to God when man, through perfect purification of his self, goes beyond the stage of sair ilall a h [journey towards Allah] and is established in the condition of sair fill a h [journey in Allah] and, having totally oblite- rated his worthless being and having immersed himself in the ocean of the Incomparable and the Matchless [Being], takes on a new being which is free from alienation, duality, ignorance, and foolishness and fully absorbs the holy colour [of the attributes] of Allah. And tadall a is the name of that condition of man when he, having been adorned with the divine attributes and having taken the colour of the divine kindnesses and mercies, returns to the servants of God for their reform and benefit. Keep in mind that anyone who attains this station is turned towards two directions—while remaining in one place, possessing one