Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 499
30 September 1905 499 to memorize stays at that stage, but the person who so wishes, succeeds in enhancing his spiritual connection. Hadrat Imam Jafar, may Allah be pleased with him, says that I recite a verse [of the Holy Quran] so many times that eventually, it descends upon me as wa hi [revelation]. Sufis are also of the same opin- ion, and the meaning of: ًا ر ْ ی ِ ث َ ك َ هّٰللّٰ ُوا ا ر ُ ك ْ ذ َا و ًا ر ْ ی ِ ث َ ك َ هّٰللّٰ ُوا ا ر ُ ك ْ ذ َا و is to remember Him so much that the name of Allah the Exalted becomes ingrained in the memory. It is common in the manner of speech of the Prophets, peace be on them, that they describe the same matter repeat- edly and in different ways. Their primary objective is to benefit people. I notice it too, and those who read my books know that if four pages of any of my books are perused, I would have made the same point fifty times. Verily, my intention is that perhaps the reader may not have pondered over it the first time and may have gone over it cursorily. This is precisely the wisdom underlying repetition and reit- eration in the Holy Quran. It is merely the empty logic of fools who say that repeated reiteration results in a loss of eloquence. They may go on saying so. The purpose of the Holy Quran is to heal one who is sick. It will most certainly give medication to the patient over and over again. If this principle is invalid, then why do those who raise these objections repeatedly administer medication to someone among them who falls sick? And why do they exercise repetition in their food, clothing, etc. , in the recurring cycles of day and night? A few days ago I had read in a newspaper that an Englishman had committed suicide simply because he could not bear the same prescribed diet and routine day and night.