Angels
and Divine Revelations
Divine Revelations are words and instructions from
Allah and Allah speaks to His chosen servants and reveals to them His purpose.
The recipient provides neither the meaning nor the words of revelation. Both
come from Allah. Revelation provides real sustenance for man. Man lives by it
and through it, man comes to have contact with Allah. The words, which embody a
revelation of God, are unique in their power and majesty. No man can coin such
words. They carry treasures of knowledge and wisdom, and they are very deep in
meaning. They are like a mine the stone of which is the more valuable the
deeper you dig. Indeed, a mine is nothing compared with divine revelation. A
mine can be exhausted, but not the wisdom of divine revelation.
Divine Revelation is like a sea with a scented surface
and a bed strewn with the most precious pearls. Those, who turn to the surface,
enjoy the fragrance of the surface, and those, who dive deep, find the pearls
below. Revelation is of many kinds, sometimes it consists of ordinances and
laws, sometimes of exhortations. Sometimes it brings knowledge of the unseen,
sometimes knowledge of spiritual truths. Sometimes it conveys the goodwill and
approval of Allah, sometimes His disapproval and displeasure, sometimes His
love and regard, sometimes warnings and rebukes. Sometimes it teaches points in
morals, sometimes His insight into secret evils. In short, our belief is that
God communicates His will to His servants. These communications vary with
circumstance and the spiritual status of the recipient.
Spiritual Darkness and the Mahdis (the Guided Ones)
When darkness prevails in the world and human beings
sink deep in sin and evil, when without the help of God it becomes difficult
for them to release themselves from the hold of Satan, then out of His mercy
and beneficence, Allah chooses from out of His own loving and loyal servants,
those whom He charges with the duty to guide the world.