So Said The Promised Messiah (as) — Page 155
The Signs are no doubt clear but they are visible only to the perople who have insight; others cannot see them. This understanding and ability to see when others cannot, is due to their good nature and their fear of God (righteousness). A hard hearted and an unfortunate person and the one who is evil-doer cannot see these signs. Faith is termed as faith if there is an aspect of secrecy; and it does not deserve to be called faith if it is quite open and visible to every eye. If somebody holds something in his closed palm and the other person can name the thing, then, of course, the understanding of this other person will be worthy of appreciation. But when the palm is opened up and the thing that it holds is visible, then, for somebody to say that he could tell what the palm contained, would be meaning- less. If somebody can sight the moon on the very first day of its appearance (crescent) we can say that this person has a sharp sight but if somebody tells us on the 14th of the Lunar month that the moon is there and that he has certainly seen it, the people will start calling him a mad man. In short, the miracles are proved to be miracles only if the others cannot bring the like of them. It is not for the human beings to lU:nit their scope and demand a specific kind of a miracle, for, the miracle must have some hidden aspects. The aim of God in showing the miracles is that faith should be strengthened and God-realisation should advance. But if these miracles are made quite op~n, they would not help the faith, much less advancement of God-realisation. lbat is why God has prohibited to ask for miracles of any specific type; this kind of demands are disrespect which causes the faith to be uprooted. (Malfoozat, Vol. III, p. 208-210} 155