Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 57
57 So bear in mind that in revealing the Holy Quran and sending the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, Allah the Exalted has desired to manifest to the world a magnificent sign of mercy. To this effect, Allah the Exalted states: 1 َ رَحْمَةً لِّلْعٰلَمِيْن مَاۤ اَرْسَلْنٰكَ اِلَّا We have sent thee not but as a mercy for all peoples. Similarly, Allah Almighty states that He sent down the Holy Quran for the following purpose: 2 َ لِّلْمُتَّقِيْن هُدًى It is a guidance for the righteous. These are such grand objectives that they are second to none. It is for this very reason that Allah the Exalted willed for all the individual excellences of the past Prophets, peace be upon them, to culminate in the person of Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him; and for all the merits and excellences found in the various scriptures to be encapsulated in the Holy Quran; and for all the qualities of the past nations to be gathered in this ummah. Hence, God Al- mighty desires for us to attain these excellences and so one must not forget that just as God wishes to confer upon us these supreme excellences, He has blessed us with faculties in equal degree. For if we had not been given faculties that ac- corded in strength, we would never have been able to attain these excellences in any way whatsoever. For example, if someone were to invite a company of people, it would be necessary for them to prepare a quantity of food that suffices those invited; and the size of the house must be able to accommodate them as well. Is it possible that someone would invite one thousand people to a feast, and then build a small hut to seat them all? Of course not! The host will indeed fully con- sider the number of invitees. In the same manner, the Book of God Almighty is a feast and banquet, for which the whole of the world has been invited. The house that God Almighty has prepared for this invitation is the faculties with which the people have been vested. Nothing can be accomplished without faculties. Now if the teaching of the Holy Quran was presented to an ox, a dog or some other animal, they would not be able to comprehend it, because they do not possess 1 al-Anbiya, 21:108 2 al-Baqarah, 2:3