Fazl-e-Umar — Page 275
Fazle Umar 275 the spiritual universe to broaden our horizons so that our vision is constantly enlarged with the coming into view of that which previously lay beyond the curtain of darkness. P E R F E C T S E QU E n C E T H ROU G HOU T T H E H OL y Q U R ’ A n In Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood’s [ra] commentary we learn that there is a perfect sequence throughout the Holy Book. The verses of each chapter and the chapters themselves have a rational sequence. Every chapter, every verse in every chapter, and every word in every verse, is in its ideal place. So perfect is the arrangement of words, verses, and chapters that the internal arrangement of other books seems as nothing compared with the internal arrangement of the Holy Qur’an. Huzur proved that every Surah possesses a subtle connection with the one preceding it and the one following it. For example, consider Surah Yunus, Surah Hud and Surah Yusuf. Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] stated that Surah Yunus deals with both aspects of God’s dealing with man — His Punishment and Mercy. In Surah Hud, the Qur’an discusses the first category and states that God destroyed the people of Hud so com- pletely that no trace of them was left behind. So many instances of Divine punish- ment of disbelievers have been cited in this Surah that the Holy Prophet Muhammad [saw] is reported to have said, “Surah Hud has prematurely aged me. ” (Manthur). This was the magnitude of the sorrow created by this Surah. Surah Yusuf, following on from Surah Hud, highlights the way in which God deals with humanity with His Mercy. This Surah only deals with the life-story of Hadhrat Yusuf [as] (Joseph) as it bears a very close resemblance to that of the Holy Prophet [saw]. Hadhrat Yusuf [as] forgave his brethren for their excesses. This Surah left such a deep impression of the extraordinary Mercy and Compassion of Allah that with the fall of Mecca into the victorious arms of the Holy Prophet [saw] , his bitter enemies were given full and unqualified forgiveness. Hence, Surah Hud, which deals