Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 170
170 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION recognize satanic revelation by these very features. But God does not resemble a dumb, deaf, or feeble person. He hears and continuously responds. His speech has majesty, awe, and lofty expression. His speech is moving and pleasant. Satan's speech is faint, effeminate, and dubious; there is no grandeur, majesty, or loftiness in it. Nor can it continue in duration as if to get tired very soon; ; and that, too, is evidence of weak- ness and timidity. In contrast, God's speech does not suffer fatigue and possesses every kind of power and comprises of hidden matters and majestic promises of some very great import and has the scent of divine glory, greatness, power, and holiness. Satan's speech does not possess this quality. In addition, divine speech possesses mighty effectiveness; it penetrates the heart like an iron peg. It has a holy effect upon the heart and draws the heart to itself and transforms its recipient into a valiant man, so much so that even if he were to be cut into pieces with a sharp sword, or hoisted upon the gallows, or subjected to every kind of torment that is possible in this world, and sullied and insulted in every way, or put into a blazing fire or incinerated, he would never deny that what descends upon him is the word of God, because God bestows upon him absolute certainty and makes him the lover of His own countenance. To him, life, honour, and property are no more than a straw. He does not let go of the raiment of God even if the whole world tramples him under its feet, and he is incomparable in his trust [in God], courage, and steadfastness. Those who receive satanic revelation do not attain this strength. They are cowards because Satan is a coward. In the end, I wish to point out that the reason for 'Abdul-Ḥakim Khan's misguidance that has caused him to think that there is no need to follow the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is a misunderstanding of a Quranic verse. This misunderstanding occurred in him because of insufficient knowledge and reflection. The said verse is as follows: