Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 68
68 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI-THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION one's own hands for His sake with true love and true zeal, is such a rank that cannot be achieved by anyone except the siddiq [truthful]. This is the very worship to perform which man has been com- missioned, and for the person who performs this worship, his deed invokes a response from God which is called in'ām [reward]; as Allah the Almighty says in the Holy Quran, that is, He teaches this prayer: اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ Meaning that, O Our God, guide us along Your straight path, the path of those upon whom You have bestowed the reward and have distinguished with Your special favour. It is the way of God that when service is accepted, some reward is necessarily accrued for it. Therefore, miracles and Signs, which cannot be matched by other people, are also bounties of God Almighty which are bestowed upon distinguished servants. [As has been said]: با چنیں نفس سیہ چوں رسدت زوعونے اے گرفتار ہوا در ہمہ اوقات حیوة Oye who are entangled in your desires every hour of your life! How can you expect help from Him with such a dark soul? گر تو آں صدق بورزی که بورزید کلیم مجھے نیست اگر غرق شود فرعونے If you practice such sincerity as was practiced by Kalim [the one spoken to, i. e. Mūsas], It would not be a wonder should a Pharaoh drown. Hence, the summation of this entire discourse is that no one can receive the reward of pure and pristine revelation without [attaining] the third rank [of spiritual progress], and the recipients of this reward are those people who bring death upon their egos, and they receive new life from God Almighty; they establish a perfect bond with God Almighty, 1. Surah al-Fatihah, 1:6-7 [Publisher]