The Essence of Islam – Volume II — Page 272
272. Essence of Islam II. Prophets are Mirrors of God's Countenance. It is perfectly true that he who does not recognize God's. Messengers does not recognize God either. A mirror of. God's countenance are His Messengers. Everyone who sees God sees Him through this mirror. Then what kind of salvation is this that a person denies the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing of Allāh be on him) all through his life and rejects the Holy Qur'an and God Almighty does not bestow eyes upon him nor a heart and he remains blind and dies blind and yet attains salvation? It is our observation that when God Almighty desires to bestow mercy upon someone He first bestows sight upon him and bestows knowledge upon him from Himself. There are hundreds of people in our movement who have joined it in consequence of dreams or revelation. The mercy of. God Almighty is very wide. If one advances towards. Him one step, He comes two steps and if a person hastens towards Him, He runs towards that one and opens the eyes of the blind. Then how can it be accepted that a person believes in Him and accepts Him as One without associate and loves Him and joins the company of His friends and yet God keeps him blind and he remains so blind that he does not recognize God's. Prophet? This is supported by the Hadith: امام زمانه فقد مات ميتة الجاهلية من مات ول. He who dies without recognizing the Imām of his age dies the death of ignorance and is deprived of the straight path. [Haqiqat-ul-Waḥī, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 22, p. 151]. The Vedās Represent God as Vengeful. It is worthy of note that of all the religions, that of the