Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 83
CHAPTER IV 83 of God Almighty appear on earth for them. God Almighty does not manifest His grand Signs for anyone, nor does He give grand news of the future to anyone except to those who are lost in His love, and are as desirous of the manifestation of His Oneness and Glory as He Himself is. It is unique to them that special divine mysteries are revealed to them and the unseen is disclosed to them with the utmost clarity. This special honour is not given to others. An ignorant person might think that some ordinary people occa- sionally see true dreams too. For example, some people dream that a baby girl or a baby boy is born in a particular household and the same happens, or they dream of someone's death and the person does in fact die, or see other small events in their dreams and they come true. I have already addressed this scepticism that these phenomena are of little significance nor do they depend on any piety. Even many wicked and immoral people see such dreams regarding themselves or others. But true secrets of the unseen are only revealed to God's special servants. Their dreams and revelations differ from those of ordinary people in four ways: First, the majority of that which is revealed to them is extremely clear and very rarely ambiguous; the case with others is quite the opposite. Second, they experience true dreams and revelations so copiously that to compare them with other people would be akin to comparing the wealth of an emperor and a beggar. Third, the Signs shown at their hands are so magnificent that no one can match them. Fourth, their Signs attest to their acceptance by the Divine and the love and succour of the True Beloved. It is quite evident that, through these Signs, He wishes to reveal to the world how honoured and close to Him those chosen ones are, and to inspire people's hearts with their dignified status. However, those who do not have a perfect connection with God lack such things. On the contrary, the truth of some of their dreams or revelations is a trial for them, for it creates arrogance in their hearts and they are ruined by arrogance. They begin to oppose the root that nourishes the branch: O ye the branch! Granted that you are green and