Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 114
114 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad creation of God; secondly, that which relates to the nearness of God. One form of divine power which the Prophets, peace be upon them, are under, is that which relates to their being humans, created by God, as is described, for example, in the following verse: يَأْكُلُ الطَّعَامَ وَيَمْشِي فِي الْأَسْوَاقِ He eats food, and walks in the streets. Their health and suffering from illness, etc. is under the control of God. Then, a unique power of the Divine is experienced by the Prophets when they traverse through the various stages of divine nearness. Allah the Exalted comes close to them in such a manner that they begin to enjoy divine discourse, and their prayers are answered, but there are some who do not understand. This is not all, in fact, a time comes when, in addition to mere discourse, the mantle of divinity is placed upon them. God Almighty shows them diverse manifestations of His own existence. A perfect similitude of this nearness and relationship may be observed in iron which is placed inside a fire. The iron absorbs the effects of the fire and appears to be a red-hot, flaming body of fire itself. The iron begins to emit a fiery light and also develops the power to burn-a characteristic of fire. However, despite all this, it is well-established that the iron does not become fire itself, or thereof. a part The Stage at which the Godly Perform Actions of Divine Nature Similarly, it is my experience that the godly attain such a high rank in their near- ness to Allah that a divine complexion wholly and perfectly covers the traces of their human character. This may be illustrated by the example of fire which en- gulfs iron to the extent that apparently nothing but fire is visible. Similarly, such holy individuals become imbued with the hue of God's attributes, by way of re- flection. At that time, without prayer or supplication to God, such a one performs ac- tions, which possess the characteristics of divinity. The words they utter are ful- filled exactly as stated. There is clear mention in the Holy Quran of such occur- rences as a result of the actions and words of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. For example, there is the following verse: 1 al-Furqan, 25:8