A Letter to a Dear One — Page 38
38 Letter to a Dear One of human nature extremely well and knows the evil temptations and thoughts that can prevail therein. He knows what situations man has to go through and the difficulties he has to face. However, He has laid down a condition to understand His Word and to fully benefit from its cognizance; the reader has to have a pure heart and do pure deeds! This condition itself is a proof that the Holy Qur’ ā n is a Divine Word. Had the Holy Qur’ ā n been a human writing, no matter how scholarly, its comprehension would have only required general intellect and sound wisdom. The purity of heart and actions would have had nothing to do with it. However, it is a noticeable fact that those who have tried to understand the Holy Qur’ ā n with mere intellect have failed to comprehend its correct message. They have terribly misunderstood its majestic and deep composition. Those who fulfilled the requisite of purity of heart and pure deeds while studying the Holy Qur’ ā n have had doors of spiritual knowledge opened to them. Amazing insights into the Qur’ ā n have been disclosed to them. When these insights are pondered over, they fill one’s heart with the grandeur of the Word of Allah. A human composition has never had this distinctive singularity, and, indeed, it never shall. The Great Miracle of the Qur’ ā n An amazing miracle of the Holy Qur’ ā n is that it contains teachings for all situations and all ages. This can be described with citing an example of the Solar System, the Earth; all have been present since the advent of man, in the same state as it is today. However, with time man has increased his knowledge, making discoveries, unraveling treasures, although these entire phenomena were present from the beginning. A little effort was required. As man made discoveries, he uncovered facts. Similarly, the Holy Qur’ ā n has been around for 1,400 years and in it all spiritual and moral guidance has been amassed. According to the needs of their time and era, God’s holy people ponder over it and acquire its enlightenment—over the ages, they have sought its guidance according to the specific needs of their time. This singularity can only belong to the Word of Allah. No man has the power to make such a composition. Such a Book can only be from Allah, who is the Knower of the unseen and Who can foresee the future.