Guidance for Perceiving Minds — Page 19
19 The status of the revelation of the saints is not the same as that of the revelation of the Furq a n. Even if a word was revealed to them like the words of the Quran. Hence, the circle of Quranic verities is the largest. It encompasses all sciences and collects within itself all types of hidden truths. Its subtleties are deeply profound and it precedes everything with clarification and proof, increasing our cognisance of the divine. It is the wondrous Word of Allah, the likes of which the ears have not heard, and the speech of jinn and man cannot reach its eminence. The similitude of the Quran and anything other than it is like a vision seen by a just and high-minded king who is intellectual and wise. This same vision was seen by a common man of low intellect and low-spiritedness. There is no doubt that the king’s vision and this man’s vision, even if they are the same and apparently not distinct, are not the same for the prudent and expert interpreter of dreams. Rather, the vision of the just king has a higher, more general, and more ben- eficial interpretation. His dream is a source of goodness for the masses and is more correct and clearer. As for the vision of a man who is from among the common people, in most cases, the dream is not free from ambiguity nor blemish. Furthermore, its impact will not surpass his children, parents, or a group of his loved ones. As for the contender, even if they begin to ride, they soon setup camp in a nearby land and move from their mounts and enter their nests. As for the horses of the Furq a n, they roam the entire circle of verities. It is a Book under which the seas of knowl- edge flow, and no bird of explanation can fly above it. No one can speak without borrowing from its treasures and taking out of its gems. I see every speaker is empty-handed without burden- ing himself with this debt. Every debtor rushes in litigation and