An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page xxvii
xxvii not wrong yourselves by rejecting me. Say not that you are Muslims and have no need of accepting any Messiah. I tell you truly that he who accepts me accepts Him who had prophesied about me thirteen hundred years in advance, and had indicated the time of my appearance, and had specified my function; and he who rejects me rejects Him who had commanded that I should be accepted. ( Ayy a mu s - S ula h , pp. 91-92, R uha n i Khaz a’ in, vol. 14, pp. 328-329) He who accepts me accepts afresh all the Prophets as and their miracles, and he who does not accept me will lose his earlier faith also, for he possesses only tales and no personal experience. I reflect the image of God. He who comes to me and accepts me will see afresh the God concerning Whom other people have only tales to tell. I believe in the God Whom those who deny me do not recognize. I state truly that what they believe in are the idols of their imagination and not God. That is why those idols cannot help them, cannot give them any strength, cannot bring about a pure transformation in them, and cannot show them any supporting signs. ( Nuz u lul Mas ih , pp. 84-85, R uha n i Khaz a’ in , vol. 18, pp. 462-463) When the Imam of the age appears in the world, a thousand lights accompany him, and there is joy in heaven and the good qualities of people are stimulated through the spread of spirituality and illumination. He who possesses the capacity of receiving revelation begins to receive revelation, and he who has the capacity to reflect upon matters of the faith experiences an increase in power of reflection and understanding, and he whose heart is drawn towards worship begins to find pleasure in worship and religious exercises, and he who carries on discussions with the followers of other faiths is bestowed the power of reasoning and carrying conviction through relevant proofs. All this results from the spread of spirituality which descends from heaven with the Imam of the age and activates every eager heart. This is a Divine Law which is expounded in the Holy