Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 179
POSTSCRIPT—RESPONSE TO SOME CRITICS' OBJECTIONS 179 Meaning that, whosoever is [spiritually] blind in this world, shall be blind or even worse in the Hereafter. It is absolutely true that he who does not recognize God's Messengers, does not recognize God either. The mirror of God's coun- tenance are His Messengers. Everyone who sees God sees Him through this mirror. Then what kind of salvation is this: a person rejects and denies the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, throughout his entire life, he rejects the Holy Quran, and God Almighty does not bestow eyes upon him nor a heart, he remains blind and dies blind, yet he attains salvation? Strange indeed is this salvation! It is my observation that when God Almighty desires to bestow mercy upon someone, He first bestows sight upon him and bestows knowledge upon him from Himself. There must be hundreds of people in my Movement who have joined it as a consequence of just a single dream or revelation. The Being of God Almighty is all encompassing Mercy. If one advances towards Him one step, He comes two steps; if a person hastens towards Him, He comes running towards him and opens the eyes of the blind. Then how can it be accepted that a person believes in Him and accepts Him with a true heart to be One without partner and loves Him and joins the company of His friends and yet God keeps him blind and he remains so blind that he cannot recognize Goďs Prophet? This point is supported by the hadith: مَنْ مَاتَ وَلَمْ يَعْرِفْ إِمَامَ زَمَانِهِ فَقَدْ مَاتَ مِيْتَةَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ Meaning that, he who dies without recognizing the Imam of his age dies the death of ignorance and is deprived of the straight path.