Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 136
136 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION that people may be revived, accepts many deaths for himself and puts himself through great hardships, as is indicated in the verse: لَعَلَّكَ باخع نَفْسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ * Thereupon, though God is Self-Sufficient and does not stand in need of His creatures, on account of the constant grief, sorrow, torment, and anguish; humility and humbleness; and extreme sincerity and purity of such a person, God manifests His countenance upon the eager hearts of His creatures through His Signs. As a result of the commotion caused by the earnest supplications of such a person, which create a tumul- tuous uproar in heaven, divine Signs descend upon the earth like rain and extraordinary phenomena are shown to the people of the world whereby the world gets to witness that God exists and the countenance of God is witnessed. Had that Holy Prophet not turned to God with so much supplication, entreaty, and earnestness, and had he not sacrificed his self and had he not accepted a hundred deaths at every step, the countenance of the Divine would have never been revealed upon the world, because God Almighty is absolutely independent owing to His Self-Sufficiency, as He says: And إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنِ الْعَلَمِينَ وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا Meaning that, God, as such, is Independent of the entire world; and, 1. (Translation) Meaning that, will you grieve yourself to death because these disbelievers do not believe? [Surah ash-Shu'ara, 26:4] (Author) 2. Surah Al-e-Imran, 3:98 [Publisher] 3. Surah al-'Ankabut, 29:70 [Publisher]