Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 2
2 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION that we consider God Almighty as One without partner' are nothing but mere claims. For this reason, their said proclamations cannot dye their hearts in the colours of true Tauḥīd. Set aside the belief in God as One without partner-in reality, these people do not have so much as the good fortune to believe with certainty in the existence of God; rather, their hearts are steeped in darkness. It should be borne in mind that human beings can never recog- nize God, who is Absolutely Hidden, merely through their own fac- ulties, until He Himself reveals His Being through His Signs. A true relationship with God the Exalted can never develop unless that rela- tionship is created exclusively through the instrumentation of God. Carnal temptations cannot be removed from the soul until a light from the Omnipotent God enters the heart. Behold! I present first-hand tes- timony that such a relationship can only be possible through following the Holy Quran. The other scriptures are now devoid of the spirit of life. There is now only one book under the canopy of the heavens that reveals the countenance of that True Beloved; that is, the Holy Quran. I care not the least about the various objections my people raise against me, and it would be utter infidelity on my part if I should abandon the path of truth for fear of them. They should think for themselves that God has endowed a man with intellectual insight from Himself, has shown him the way, has blessed him with His converse and discourse, and has manifested thousands of Signs to prove his truthfulness; how could he possibly turn his face away from that Sun of Truth, considering the dissenting opinion of an adversary to be something of any importance? Moreover, I am not perturbed by the fact that my opponents, both internal and external, are wholly dedi- cated to slandering me; for this, too, proves a miraculous Sign in my favour. The reason being that if I possess within me every kind of evil and I am, as they allege, a defaulter, a liar, an antichrist, an impostor, a deceiver and corrupt; if I have created a schism between the people; if I am a mischief monger, a transgressor and immoral; if I have imputed falsehood to God for almost thirty years, and used abusive language