Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 141
141 Malfuzat – Volume IV Now, there were two distinct qualities in this perfection: firstly, the perfection of guidance, and secondly, the perfection of the propagation of that guidance. The first era or the time of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was the age of the perfection of guidance. The age for the perfection of the propagation of guidance was the second era of the Holy Prophet sas , at the dawn of the era illustrated in the words: 1 ْ ُم ِِهِ َب ُْوْا ْق َـ ْح ْ ُل َ ُي َا َم َ ْل ْ ُم ُ ِه ِْنْ َم َ ُن ْ ُي ِ َر َوَٰاَخَ And among others from among them who have not yet joined them. The present era is that time, in other words, my era, or the era of the Promised Messiah. In this way, Allah the Exalted has ‘brought together’ the era for the per - fection of guidance and the era for the perfection of the propagation of guidance. This too is a magnificent conjunction. Moreover, it is also promised that all of the religions will be gathered together and one religion will be granted superior - ity. This, too, is a form of gathering in the era of the Promised Messiah, for the commentators have agreed that it is in the age of the Promised Messiah that the following would be fulfilled: 2 ٖ ٗه ِ ُل ُـ ْك ِ ُن ْ ُي ِ ْلْد ا َى ٰل َ ِع ِْٗهَِرَٗه ُظ ُ ْي ِ ْل That He may cause it to prevail over all religions. Moreover, it is clear that the era in question will be one of peace, for the wolf and the lamb will drink together, as we observe today. While the opponents hatched countless plans to have me murdered, why could they not succeed? It is due to the exemplary order and peace established by the present government. Furthermore, God willed in this era to bring together divine verities and insights as well. I observe at present that the Zuhr and Asr Prayers have been combined. Now, the time of zuhr (early afternoon) is a reflection of the heavens in its nature of Majesty and asr time (late afternoon) reflects the heavens in its quality of Beauty. So, in this era, God Almighty has willed for a conjunction of these two heavenly attributes. Allah the Exalted has named me Adam, and in respect of Adam, He states that He has created him with His two hands. This essentially means that He has vested Adam with both a nature of Majesty and Beauty. Therefore, in this age as well, God has brought together the divine attributes of Majesty and Beauty 1 al-Jumu’ah , 62:4 2 as-Saff , 61:10 p. 411