Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 231
1 Malfuzat - Volume I إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ فَصْلٌ وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ 231 In other words, it is surely the word of God and is a decisive word. It has come precisely at the appointed time of need and is accompanied by truth and wisdom; it has not come uselessly. Now observe that when the Holy Quran was revealed, did the spiritual order not demand that the word of God Almighty be revealed and that some man from heaven be commissioned to give back to the world its lost property? Study the history of the era in which the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah, was commissioned and you will learn of the state of the world. Worship of God Almighty had disappeared from the world and the imprint of God's Unity had been erased. Worship of Allah the Most Eminent had been replaced by false doctrines and the worship of false gods. A terrifying mask of ignorance and darkness had covered the earth. On the face of the earth, there remained no country, no patch and no land where the One God who is Self-Subsisting and All-Sustaining was being worshipped. The Christians, being a people who worship the dead, were entangled in the spiral of trinity, and those residents of India who erroneously claimed that the Vedas taught divine oneness also worshipped 330 million gods. Therefore, God Almighty has drawn an illustration of that era Himself in the following words: ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ Corruption has appeared on land and sea. This statement is absolutely true; no man's tongue or pen can describe the state of that era in better words. Now observe the general law of God Almighty that precisely at a time of drought, ultimately divine grace is manifested and God's rain of mercy descends, granting the people joy. In the same way, when similar circumstances arose spiritually, it was necessary for the word of God Almighty to descend from on high. In other words, by showing the physical system of rain, God has guided man to understand the phenomenon of spiritual rain. Now who can deny that rain is in our best interests? This suggests that just as rain follows a system, there are appointed times for other forms of rain. Now does this context in the Holy Quran not speak of spiritual rain? You were drowned in discord. Your actions were corrupt and so was your faith. The world was about to fall into the pit of destruction. Why then would God not send down the rain of His at-Tariq, 86:14-15 ar-Rum, 30:42