Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 185
POSTSCRIPT QUESTION (1) 185 However, I do not care for them. What can I do? How can I discard God's command and how can I revert to darkness from the light that has been granted to me? In short, there is no contradiction in my state- ments. I only follow that which is revealed to me by Almighty God. Until I was enlightened by Him, I continued to assert what I had said in the beginning. But when He bestowed knowledge upon me, I spoke to the contrary. I am a human being and I do not claim to know that which is hidden. This is the fact, whether anyone accepts it or not. I do not know why God did so, but I know that Goďs jealousy is deeply aroused in heaven against the Christians. They have used such derog- atory words against the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, as may well-nigh rend the heavens asunder. In this manner, God manifests that the humble servants of this Messenger are more exalted than the Israelite Masīḥ Ibn-e-Maryam. Anyone who is infuriated and incensed by these words might as well die in his anger, but God has done as He willed and God does what He wills. Does man have the power to object as to why God did so? It should also be borne in mind in this context that since I have been assigned the task to reform the entire world as my lord and master had come for the entire world, so have I been granted such powers and capabilities as were necessary for shouldering the burden commensu- rate with that grand duty. I have also been vouchsafed such spiritual verities and Signs as were required by the age for incontrovertibly establishing the truth. But there was no need that Ḥadrat Īsā should have been bestowed such Signs and spiritual verities, for they were not required at that time. ¹* Ḥaḍrat ‘Īsā was, therefore, granted only 1. If someone were to say that Ḥaḍrat ‘Īsā raised the dead and that it was a great Sign vouchsafed to him, the answer is that, literally speaking, raising the dead is against the teaching of the Holy Quran. It is small wonder if ‘Īsā brought terminally ill patients back to life, because such dead persons have been raised here too [at my hands], as was also done by the earlier Prophets, for example by the Prophet Ilyāsas [Elijah]. But the great Signs, which God is showing and will show, are of a different kind altogether. (Author)