Mahzarnama (The Memorandum) — Page 48
48 Mahzarnama passengers aboard a boat may be sacrificed for saving a whole ship, but God does not have to face such an anxiety ( sic. in His decision-making). So if God were not the Possessor of full Power and Authority, and not the One Who creates from a state of non- existence, then He would have either acted in the manner of weak kings—using tyranny instead of His transcendent Will and Power—or He would have acted judiciously but, as a consequence, lost His Kingdom. On the contrary, God's ship is plying on the even keel of Pure Justice, under His full Authority and Powers. He further says: “God Who is immune from any defects, calamities, or hardships”; He, in fact, provides peace and protection. Its meaning is quite obvious too, because if He Himself fell victim to calamities; if He suffered at the hands of people and was frustrated in realizing His objectives, then in view of His poor example, how could people have felt reassured that this was the God Who would definitely rescue them from calamities. So, Allah says about false gods: Viz, Those whom you have determined to be gods, they are such that if they all joined their efforts to produce a single fly, they would never be able to accomplish this, even if they helped each other in this matter. Rather, if a fly snatched something away from them, they would not have the ability to wrest it. Their worshippers are of feeble minds and little vigour. Is this how God is ? God is the One Who is more powerful than all those who are Powerful, and One Who Overcomes everyone. Neither can anyone apprehend Him, nor kill Him. Those who fall into such errors, do not recognize the value of God, and do not know what God should be like. He further says: God is the Bestower of Peace and gives guiding arguments in support of His Oneness and His wondrous aspects. This points to the fact that one who