Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 203
6 MARCH 1908 and eminence of his miracles decline in any measure. Indeed, their grandeur and glory continues to increase daily, and as new disciplines of science and philosophy emerge, so the greatness of his teachings and the grandeur and glory of his miracles con- tinues to increase. There is another mighty criterion Allah the Exalted has established and that is: لَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ الْأَقَاوِيلِ لَا لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِالْيَمِينِ لَا ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ الْوَتِينَ 10 Meaning that if anyone perpetrates taqawwal alallah [fabrica- tion against Allah], he would be destroyed. I do not know why they apply this verse selectively to the Holy Prophetsas alone. Why is it that if the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, were to commit taqawwal alallah, he would be seized, but if someone else does it, then that would be ignored? God forbid, if this is the case then all assurance of security is lifted and there remains no difference at all between a truthful one and a liar. إِنَّهُ مَنْ يَأْتِ رَبَّهُ مُجْرِمًا فَإِنَّ لَهُ جَهَنَّمَ . 2 فَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ وَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًا يَّرَة 3 إِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الظَّلِمُونَ . The above verses, however, clearly illustrate the universal 203 1. And if he had falsely attributed even a trivial statement to Us, We would sure- ly have seized him by the right hand, And then surely We would have severed his jugular vein (Sūrah al-Haqqah, 69:45-47). [Publisher] 2. Verily, he who comes to his Lord a sinner-for him is Hell (Sūrah Țā Hà, 20:75). [Publisher] 3. Then whoso does an atom's weight of good will see it, And whoso does an atom's weight of evil will also see it (Sūrah az-Zilzāl, 99:8-9). [Publisher] 4. Surely, the unjust shall not prosper (Sūrah al-An'am, 6:22). [Publisher]