Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 186
186 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION those powers and capabilities that were needed for reforming the small community of Jews. However, we are heirs to the Holy Quran whose teaching comprehends all excellences and is meant for the entire world. Hadrat Īsā was heir only to the Torah, whose teaching is incomplete and meant only for a certain people. That is why he had to emphasize those matters in the Injil [Gospel] that were hidden and concealed in the Torah. But we cannot present any matter beyond the Holy Quran, for its teaching is complete and perfect, and, unlike the Torah, does not stand in need of any Injil. In view of the fact that it is quite clear and evident that the spiritual powers and capabilities granted to Ḥaḍrat ‘Īsā, peace be upon him, were limited to the extent required for reforming the Jewish people, undoubtedly his excellences, too, would be according to the same scale. As Allah the Almighty says: 1 وَإِنْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا عِنْدَنَا خَزَايِنُهُ وَمَا نُنَزِّلُةَ إِلَّا بِقَدَرٍ مَعْلُومٍ. Meaning that, with Us are treasures of everything, but We do not send them down more than what is required. Thus, it goes against divine wisdom to grant a Prophet the type of knowledge for the reformation of his people which is inappropriate for those people. The same law of God operates even in the case of animals. For example, God has created the horse to be valuable in covering distances and to be of aid and assis- tance to its rider by galloping across every terrain. A goat, therefore, cannot compete with it in such characteristics, for it has not been cre- ated for that purpose. Similarly, God has created water for quenching thirst; therefore, fire cannot be its substitute. Human nature is multi-dimensional and God has endowed it with a variety of capabilities, but the Injil has emphasised only one capabil- ity—namely, forgiveness and clemency—as if the Injil had taken hold of only one out of the hundreds of branches of the human tree. This 1. Surah al-Hijr, 15:22 [Publisher]