The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page 172
172. Essence of Islam-IV heaven. In the same way, the true light of guidance also descends from heaven. Man's own devices and presumptions cannot procure true understanding for him. Can you find God without His making Himself manifest? Can you see in the dark without heavenly light? If you can, perhaps you might also be able to see in this respect. But our eyes, though full of sight, are dependent upon heavenly light to be able to see; and our ears, though equipped with hearing, are dependent upon the air which blows from God. False is the god who is silent and has to be discovered by our guesses. The Perfect and Living God is He Who has always made Himself manifest, and in this age too He has willed to make Himself manifest. The windows of heaven are about to open. The dawn is at hand. . Blessed are those who will arise and seek the True. God, Who is overtaken by no calamity and the flash of Whose glory is subject to no accident. In the Holy. Qur'an, God Almighty says: 91 اللهُ نُورُ السَّمَوتِ وَالْاَرْضِ " i. e. , God is the light of heaven and earth. He sheds. His light everywhere. He is the Sun Who casts His light upon the sun. He is the life of all living creatures in the earth. He is the True Living God. Blessed is he who accepts Him. [Islami Uşūl ki Philosophy, Rūḥāni Khaza'in, vol. 10, pp. 443-444] 91 Al-Nur 24:36 [Publisher]