Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 803
CHAPTER ONE IN AL-ISTIFTA' 803 He hears his prayers at the time of adversity and disgraces his enemies and perfects His bounties to such an extent that people begin to feel jealous on this account. God destroys whoever enters into a mubāha- lah [prayer duel] with him and disgraces the one who seeks to disgrace him. He inspires people at large to think and speak well of him and protects him from all kinds of dishonour. He declares him free of the slanders hurled upon him and helps him in extraordinary ways on all occasions. He declares him innocent of all that is said about him by the ignoble. Allah testifies to his truth with Signs that are not granted except to the truthful and with the support reserved only for the truthful. He blesses his lifespan, his breath, his words, his arguments, and the Signs he shows. People are attracted to him in large numbers to hear his words and seek his favourable attention. He endears him to His right- eous servants and gathers large parties of sincere followers towards him. Initially, He causes him to emerge as a seed that sends forth its sprout, with no one among the people being with him, but then He makes him like a grand tree, and a large number of people take shelter under his shade and fruits. Through him, God bestows life to the soil of the hearts so that it becomes fertile, and He illumines the faces with His argument and they begin to glow. Through him, He opens the eyes that were blind, the ears that were deaf, and the hearts that were wrapped up [in heed- lessness]. O brave young people! You have witnessed all of this. You have seen for yourselves how some members of my community demon- strated supernormal steadfastness, to the extent that some of them were murdered and some stoned to death only because they belonged to this community. They fulfilled their vow with truthfulness and firm faith, and drank the cup of martyrdom like a pure wine and surrendered their lives blissfully. It certainly constitutes a Sign for one who has eyes. I swear by Allah that from the early days of his adolescence up until now, this servant of God has been witnessing a large variety of bounties from the Gracious God. Whenever one bounty was delayed, another would