Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 475
POSTSCRIPT-SIGN NUMBER 174 all that is good and is free from all defects. Therefore, You alone are the One and Only God who is worthy of every glo- rification, praise, and adulation. All these bounties that we have, physical or spiritual, external or internal, are from You and we too belong to You alone. Furthermore, I bear witness that all Your Messengers and all heavenly Scriptures, in general, and Your true and charming beloved Muḥammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, the Seal of the Prophets, and Your Holy Word, the Holy Quran in particular, are all true; and that salvation is limited to Islam. I also bear witness that the Resurrection, the Reckoning, the accountability Balance, Heaven and Hell, the final audience with the Divine, etc. are all true and correct. Also, after death we shall all be resur- rected and rewarded and punished in accordance with our deeds. Now, O God! My Lord! In all humility, lowliness, beg- ging, and imploring, do I hereby respectfully beseech in Your exalted and holy court for You know that I am the one whom You have chosen according to Your Own will and pleasure and out of Your Own grace and kindness and not because of any entitlement, from among the rest of man- kind, for the service and support of Your holy and true faith-Islam. You have singled me out for this service. You alone have helped me build the spiritual minaret on which Ibn-e-Maryam [the son of Mary] was destined to descend. You alone appointed me to the service of proclaiming the descent of 'Īsā and for proving the superiority of Islam over Christianity. Also, out of the treasure of Your mercy, You have bestowed upon me the knowledge which can dispel the mutual differences between the Christians and the Muslims or the Holy Quran and the Injil [Gospel] and make for 475