Welcome to Ahmadiyyat, The True Islam — Page 460
− his capacity and ingenuity, he sees manifestation of this Divine attribute, be it imperceptible, be it evident; whether it is in the form like that of dewdrops or whether it be like pelting rain. (Letter to a Dear One, Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, pp 27-28) ± ± − The Promised Messiah and Mahdi writes about Revelation: as − "It is the living and powerful converse of the Holy and Mighty God with a chosen servant of His, or with one whom He designs to make His elect. When this converse starts in an adequate and satisfactory manner, being altogether free from the darkness of false concepts, and is not composed merely of a few inadequate and meaningless words, and is full of delight and wisdom and grandeur, then it surely is the Word of God with which He designs to comfort His servant and to manifest Himself to him. Sometimes, revelation is vouchsafed to a person by way of trial and is not equipped with full blessings. In such a case, the recipient is put on a trial at this elementary stage so that having tasted somewhat of revelation he should order his life along the lines of those who are true recipients of revelation, in default of which he would encounter frustration. If he does not adopt the ways of the truly righteous, he is deprived of the fullness of this bounty and is left only with vain boasting. Millions of the virtuous have been recipient of revelation, but they were not of equal standing in the estimation of God. Indeed, even the Holy Prophets of God, who are recipients of Divine revelation at the highest level, are not equal in rank, as God Almighty has said: M |¨I Ó¼§ Èz¨I Bļz¯ ½mj»A ¹¼ ‘ î ë æ ä Ð ä æ å ä æ ä ä æ ì ä å å í ä æ ê tilkarrusulu faddalna ba‘dahum ‘ala ba‘dim ± ± − ± − ± These Messengers have We exalted, some of them above others. (2:254) This shows that revelation is pure Divine Grace and is not evidence 460