Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 588
588 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI-THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION this has caused constant anxiety. For two days, the skies were clear of rain and it seemed that it would now stop raining, but during the latter half of the night between Sunday and Monday, it rained so heavily and in such abundance that people started crying and praying for relief and security, and they were awestruck and afraid that the rain of grace, God forbid, might transform into a torment. Intense lightning also flashed and dazzled the eyes. Together with this, thunder rolled and lightning cracked making hearts tremble. People were perplexed not knowing what God had decided to do. This weather and this rain is, of course, very beneficial from an agricultural point of view, but only within limits. The well- known proverb says that too much of even a good thing can make it harmful. People are afraid lest these unexpected rains, for which they render innumerable thanks, may turn from being a mercy into a blight and totally inundate crops, par- ticularly those in the low-lying areas. All the people are awe- struck, holding their breath not knowing what God's purpose is. Who can question providence! Man proposes and God dis- poses. It is strange that only a few days before, small birds like sparrows could be seen greatly enjoying themselves bathing in the water. Despite this intense weather and biting cold, the way these birds were having fun made one wonder how they had generated such warmth within themselves, but people expe- rienced in these things were forecasting, on the basis of these observations, that there would be an excess of rains. And these calculations have proven very correct. The clouds are still cov- ering the skies as before. The people now wish for the rain to stop and the sun to appear. Drought is likely to damage only unirrigated crops whereas, with weather of this kind, both the irrigated and unirrigated crops are in danger of being damaged. Now there is not a single district where there is a need of more