Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 912
912 AL-ISTIFTA' SUPPLEMENT TO HAQIQATUL-WAḤI Now, come forward and go forth, as your time is near. The time is now coming that the people of Muḥammad will be lifted from the pit and their steps will be planted firmly on a strong tower. The holy Muḥammad, the Chosen One, Chief of the Prophets. God will set all affairs aright and will bestow upon you all that you desire. The Lord of hosts will turn His attention towards this. The purport of this Sign is that the Holy Quran is the Book of God and is the words of My mouth. your O ‘Īsā [Jesus], I shall cause you to die and shall raise you towards Myself and I shall grant predominance to your : follow- ers over those who disbelieve until the Day of Judgment; there is a group from among the first ones and a group from among the last ones. I shall demonstrate My light and shall raise you with a demonstration of My power. A Warner came unto the world, but the world accepted him not; yet God shall accept him and demonstrate his truthfulness with mighty assaults. You are to Me as My Tauhid [Oneness] and Tafrid [Uniqueness]. The time has come that you should be helped and be made well known in the world. You are to Me like My Throne. You are to Me like My son. ¹* You are to Me in such an ultimate nearness of which the people cannot have any knowl- edge. We are your Friend and Guardian in this world and in the 1. Allah the Almighty is Holy, without a son. This revelation is metaphorical فَاذْكُرُوا اللهَ كَذِكرِكُمْ أَباءَكُمْ as is the case with the following commandment of God [Surah al-Baqarah, 2:201] That is, remember God in the way that you remem- ber your fathers. The Holy Quran is full of such metaphors. Those who un- derstand and possess erudition see nothing amiss in this. Thus, these words are not incongruous and similar examples can be found in multiple divine Scriptures and the sayings of those Holy people who are often referred to as Sufis. Thus, O people of understanding! Do not be hasty in coming to a deci- sion about me. (Author)