Mahzarnama (The Memorandum) — Page 40
40 Mahzarnama God forbid, He is not alive. But He effects these changes within the purview of His law, and in accordance with His sanctity. And since no one can demarcate His law, therefore it is patently absurd to object rashly, without a definitive argument which is explicit and incisive, that a certain phenomenon runs counter to the Law of Nature. Because who can give such an opinion about something that has not yet been demarcated nor can it be definitively argued?" [Chashma-e-Ma'arifat, Roohaani Khazaa’in vol. 23, pp. 104-105] "Listen, O, ye who hear! Hear, what God requires of you! Nothing except that you should become His: do not associate anyone with Him at all—neither in the heavens nor on the earth. Our God is one Who is still as much alive as He was in the past; and He still speaks as He did in the past; and He still hears as He did in the past. It is an erroneous notion that in this age He hears but does not speak; indeed He does hear as well as speak. All His attributes are eternal and everlasting; none of His attributes is held in abeyance, nor will any ever be. He indeed is the One without any partner, Who has neither any son nor any wife. He indeed is the Matchless One Who has no peer, and like unto Him there is no individual who is particularly identified with any specific attribute. And Who has no co-equal, nor any partner in His attributes, and none of Whose powers declines. He is near, notwithstanding His being distant; and He is far away despite being close by. He is capable of revealing Himself to those endowed with the power of visions, but He defies any physical form or shape. He is on top of everything but one cannot say whether there is anything underneath Him; and He is on the celestial Throne but none can say that He is not on the earth. He is the combination of all perfect attributes and the manifestation of all that is genuinely praiseworthy. He is a combination of all kinds of power; He is the Originator of every blessing and the One to Whom everything ultimately returns. He is the Master of every kingdom, the One Who is characterised by all perfection and is free from every flaw and weakness. He is specific to being