Early Writings — Page 26
CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THE ISSUE OF REVELATION Revelation is an inspiration from the unseen, the receipt of which does not rely, in any way, upon a person's own thoughts, reflections, contemplation or deliberation. It is a clear and evident experience which is discernible like the interaction of a speaker and listener, or someone who strikes another, or like a person who is touched by another. Revelation does not cause any inner distress to the self which may be likened to the burden caused by mental exertions of the mind, rather just as a lover freely and delightfully enjoys meet- ing with their beloved, in the same way the soul holds an eternal and everlasting connection with revelation, and the soul derives a pleasure in this relationship. In a nutshell, is a profound expres- sion from God Almighty which, in other words, is referred to as inspiration or revelation.