Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 325
14 August 1905 325 is no sound or knock from the inside, the person will have to change his belief, and thoughts will begin to arise that, indeed, if there was a man inside he would undoubtedly have spoken— it appears that there is no one in that room. In the same way, [relating to] God Almighty, who is hidden from the eyes, the seeker of truth also desires to learn about Him thoroughly so that his faith may grow. So, it is essential that the wonders of His powers be visible. His voice should also be heard, and His hearing should be attested to, but if nothing comes to be known, faith will gradually weaken, and man will become an atheist. People of all religions believe that Allah the Exalted sees us and hears our prayers, but I say: Is it not necessary that, just as He hears, He should speak as well? If He does not speak, His hearing will also be rendered false, and His other attributes will similarly be invalidated. The Aryas at least believe that He listens, but when we ask if He also speaks, they become silent. So how can it be accepted that He has ears but no tongue? This would be an incomplete ‘God’. The true teacher and religion can only be the one that gives proof of God Almighty’s existence, which provides evidence of Him listening and speaking. Arriving at this standard, only Islam is proven to be true. The A ryah say that at some ancient time, He used to speak, but He does not speak now. However, I say, what is the proof that He used to speak in the past? The same is the case with Christians. They, too, cannot prove that God speaks. Yes, indeed, I affirm that just as we see God and believe that He sees and hears, so do I believe and say from my experience that He speaks as well. It is true that in order to hear His voice, your ears need to be open as well. If you put cotton in your ear, you will never be able to hear. Or if you run away from the light of the sun and