Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 216
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 216 So, in this verse: 1 َو ِءٓاَمَّسلا ِتاَذ ِعْجَّرلا۰۰َو ِضْرَاْلا ِتاَذ ِعْدَّصلا۰۰ َو ِءٓاَمَّسلا ِتاَذ ِعْجَّرلا۰۰َو ِضْرَاْلا ِتاَذ ِعْدَّصلا۰۰ rational and natural arguments for the necessity of Divine rev- elation have been presented. The person who understands this will undoubtedly say there is a need for Divine revelation. Moreover, this is the way that has been in operation since the time of Adam, and every person has benefited from it accord- ing to his capacity and nature. Yes, ignorant, deficient, arro- gant, and stubborn people suffered deprivation and received nothing. This is genuine and true, and you must remember that heavenly rain is absolutely needed because the power to act cannot develop at all without this ‘rain’. Taqw a Depends on Knowledge In short, Allah the Exalted said that the requirements of taqw a [righteousness] are fulfilled only when Divine cognizance accompanies it, and that is the knowledge that is contained in the Book of Allah. It is indeed true that no one can attain the ranks of advance- ment unless he attends minutely to the subtle requirements of taqw a , and taqw a depends on knowledge. It is worth remem- bering this point that Allah the Exalted stated at the very beginning of His Holy Book. Here, the Promised Messiah as gave a commentary on the first few verses of S u rah al-Baqarah, which I shall present below, but for the sake of 1. By the heaven oft-returning (with rain), and by the earth which opens out with herbage ( S u rah a t - Ta riq, 86:12–13). [Publisher]