The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 375
The Holy Qur'ān 375 treasures among the people, so much so, that the people will become satiated and will be unable to accept more, and everyone will have had his fill according to his capacity. [Izāla-e-Auhām, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, Vol. 3, pp. 464-467]. Comprehensiveness of the Holy Qur'ān. The holy and perfect teaching is that of the Holy Qur'ān which nourishes every branch of the human tree. The. Qur'an does not stress only one side. Sometimes it urges forgiveness and forbearance on condition that they should be appropriate, and sometimes on proper occasions, it directs the punishment of an offender. In truth the Holy Qur'ān is a picture of the Divine law of nature, which is visible everywhere. It is perfectly reasonable that the word of God and the work of God should be in accord with each other, that is to say, as the work of God. Almighty appears in the world, the true Book of God should teach in accordance with that work, and not that. His work should manifest one thing and His word should manifest something else. We observe in God's work that there is not always forgiveness and forbearance but that. He punishes offenders with diverse types of chastisement. Such punishment is mentioned in the previous. Books also. Our God is not only Compassionate but is also Wise and His torment is great. The True Book is the one which is in accord with this law of nature, and the. True Word of God is that which is not inconsistent with. His work. We do not find that God has treated His creation always with compassion and forbearance and that there is no chastisement. Even today, God Almighty has, for the chastisement of the wicked, prophesied through me the occurrence of a great and terrible earthquake