Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 87
Malfuzat - Volume I 87 limit and confine the powers of God. Imam Fakhr-ud-Din Razi is very true in his statement that an individual who intends to judge God Almighty with the measure of reason is foolish. Now reflect how it is with a mere droplet of sperm that Allah the Exalted has created man. It is very easy and simple to say this, and this seems to be a very insignificant thing, but it is a wondrous secret and mystery that God creates man from a mere droplet of fluid and then through it, vests in him wondrous faculties. Can the power of reason reach the depth and detail of all this? Naturalists and philosophers have exerted their best efforts but have not been able to fully understand this phenomenon. Similarly, each and every parti- cle is subservient to God Almighty. And Allah the Exalted is powerful enough to manifest a miraculous event despite the apparent system remaining unchanged. Insightful people understand such facts well and derive a pleasure from them. Certain people raise objections over the most trivial matters and fall into doubt. For example, the fire did not burn Abraham, on whom be peace. This event was also like the splitting of the moon. God knows full well the threshold at which fire burns and the factors which cause it to subside. If such an element, which prevents fire from burning was discovered, or disclosed by someone, the people would accept its efficacy immediately. However, in such a case, how would the worth and merit of belief in the unseen and thinking well of God become mani- fest? I have never suggested that God does not create means, but certain means are apparent, while others are not clearly visible. The purpose is because the ac- tions of God are diverse. The power of God Almighty is never incapable nor does God tire. His greatness may be expounded as such: وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ خَلْقٍ عَلِيمُ. . . أَفَعَيِينَا بِالْخَلْقِ الْأَوَّلِ And He knows every kind of creation full well. . . Have We then become weary with the first creation? Irrespective of how discerning and knowledgeable a person may be of God's infi- nite powers and actions, man cannot fully gauge them and must concede his own humility and incapability. I remember an incident of which doctors are well aware. A man named Abdul- Karim visited me. There was a tumour in his body that was growing towards his rear. The doctors told him that there was no cure for this and it was better for Yasin, 36:80 Qaf, 50:16