Mahzarnama (The Memorandum) — Page 36
36 Mahzarnama upon recesses, concealed within its hidden enclaves, and sight unseen. And that Hidden Treasure who is named God, has all through eternity been discovered only through prophets. Otherwise, the true Oneness of God in Allah's judgment—which is fully swathed in pragmatism—its attainment without the medium of a prophet is as contrary to reason as it is contrary to the practical experiences of those who tread the path of righteousness. " [Haqiqatul Wahi, Roohaani Khazaa’in vol. 22 pp. 115-116]. "Christians must remember that Jesus Christ has not at all been proven to be an apocalyptical symbol; and neither have the Christians themselves been resurrected. Rather they are spiritually dead—foremost among the spiritually dead—inhumed in the narrow sepulchral darkness, and stuck in the pit of shirk (associating partners with God). They have neither the spirit of faith nor the blessing from the spirit of faith. In fact they are deprived of even the inferior-most status of ( sic. belief in) the Oneness of God, i. e. , refraining from worship of the creation of God: they are mistaking a feeble mortal like themselves for the Creator, and are worshipping him. Remember that ( sic. belief in) the Oneness of God has three ranks. The lowest rank is not to worship other creation ( sic. created) like oneself: neither stones, nor fire, or a human being, or star, etc. The second ( sic. higher) rank is not to revere the means and resources to such an extent as to consider them as having a permanent value in the scheme of providing human sustenance. Rather, one must always keep one's eye on the Creator of means, and not on the means themselves. The third ( sic. higher) rank of ( sic. belief in) the Oneness of God is to meticulously observe the manifestations of God and determine every being, including one's own self, to be defunct. In short, one must see everything as transitory, with the sole exception of Allah, the Exalted, the Divine Being of perfect attributes. Having a spiritual life consists in attaining these three ranks of Oneness of God. Now ponder over the fact that all the eternal springs of spiritual life were granted to the world through