The Reality of Khilafah — Page 166
SIRRUL-KHILAFAH— 166 after vacating their places in heaven, we will be eager to listen to their arguments and accept them if they prove to be valid. As far as we know, the existence of angels is part of our faith. The descent of God to the firmament of the earth and the descent of angels are realities that we cannot comprehend. It is proven from the Book of Allah that angels appear on earth as new creations. Was the appearance of Gabriel in the form of Di h yah al-Kalb i a kind of new creation or was it something else? Is it also neces- sary to destroy the first creation and then to bring about a new creation? Would it not be possible that the first creation remains established in heaven while the new creation becomes manifest through the vast power of God? Is it beyond God Almighty’s power to manifest one being in two bodies? Certainly not! -- - ٌ ْر ی شَيْء ٍ قَدِ ِّ ُل ک ی ٰ اَلَم ْ تَعْلَم ْ اَن َّ الل َّٰ عَل [Do you not know that Allah has the power to do all that He wills]? Sheikh Batalawi has, in his own estimation, pointed out some errors in my book Tabligh. I regret to say that in his prejudice, or in his ignorance, he has misconstrued some words and phrases and pointed them out as errors whereas they are in fact correct. If a meeting could be arranged for this purpose, I could explain to him the humiliation that one has to face by engaging in such trick- ery. Are these not the signs of doomsday? Such ignorant people calling themselves maulaw i s! اِنَّا اِلَیہ ِ رَاجِعُون َ و ِّٰ لل اِنَّا [‘Surely, to Allah we belong, and to Him shall we return’]1. If all the errors that he tried so diligently to point out were put together, they would barely make two lines, and most of them would be proofing errors. The 1. A phrase from the Holy Quran which is recited by Muslims to express their deepest sorrow. [Publisher]