Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 797
CHAPTER ONE IN AL-ISTIFTA' 797 the worlds. Surely, this Servant of God and his Companions are living in peace by His mercy. They do not hear even their faintest sound and have been granted protection from fright and wailing. On the other hand, you can see the havoc the plague is wreaking in our country as well as the other regions and faraway lands. It is visiting the streets and the markets. Similarly, the earthquakes do not seek permission from residents, nor do they ask [their victims] before they strike and destroy. They continue to wreak havoc on this country. In the township of this servant of God, many people within its vicinity and neighbourhood fell prey to it and died of the plague in the houses situated left and right and all around; whereas not even a mouse-let alone a human being— has died within the premises of his home. There is a Sign in this for the one who has eyes. By God, should you seek to count the Signs the Almighty God has showered in support of this servant of His, you will certainly not be able to count them. Such a variety of wonderful boun- ties have been laid out for him as have not been witnessed or tasted by anyone [in this age]. Certainly, in this, there is vivid proof [of his truth- fulness] for a people who reflect—those who do not hasten to reject, and ponder over the matter. Another Sign for him is that Allah hears his prayers and does not let his cries [in supplications] go to waste. I have already recorded a large number of illustrations of this acceptance of prayer in the book Haqiqatul-Waḥi, and how God showered His grace whenever he turned to his Lord with earnest supplications. There is no need to repeat them here. Anyone who is enslaved by doubt should refer to it [the book Haqiqatul-Waḥi]. Yet another Sign for him is that God Almighty has granted great eloquence to his statements in the Arabic language, with due regard to truth and wisdom, even though he is not an Arab, nor was he well- versed in their language, nor had he thoroughly studied the vast corpus of Arabic literature. Likewise, he is not from among those who have