Elucidation of Objectives — Page 64
Tau di h-e-Mar a m 64 medium, we should also realize that the role and func- tion of Gabriel concerning Divine revelation, as and when vouchsafed to the pure of heart, is an established fact and is considered to be a subject of great theologi- cal importance in Shar i‘ ah —the law of Isl a m. Indeed this functional relationship is based on the same phi- losophical truth that we have just discussed and the details of which are as follows; in the context of the foregoing law of nature that for communicating Divine revelation, or for investing someone with the capacity to receive it, there have to be some functionaries or agents created by God to serve as instruments for the implementation of His revealed Will and spiritual intent, just like other organs as are busy performing their physical functions. The specific ‘organ’ for this task, also known by the name of Gabriel, starts func- tioning spontaneously in obedience to the Will of the Supreme Being, quite like an actual limb or organ. When God responds to a loving heart with love, Gabriel, in accordance with the aforesaid principle has also to respond in kind. As required by the law of nature, just as a shadow moves with the movement of its original, Gabriel also moves in kind in simultaneous and spontaneous response to the Divine Will. When the angelic light of Gabriel moves in consequence of the Divine urge, inspiration and breath, a reflected image of what may well be called R uh ul Qudus is at once im-