The Third Indication

No, by no means! He is surely the master of all of the messengers. He is the imām of all of the prophets. He is the leader of all of the spiritual elect. He is the very nearest of all those brought near to Allāh. He is the most perfect of all creatures. He is the king of all guides [to the straight path].

Yes; by the agreement of all of the verificationist scholars, around one thousand of his miracles have been established as having actually occurred, - like the splitting of the moon, and the gushing of water from his fingers.

Apart from the incalculable number of proofs of his prophethood, the like of the Sublimely Glorious Qur’ān, an ocean of spiritual realities and the greatest miracle in forty different ways, is more than enough to manifest sunlike [the reality of] his messengership. Since we have mentioned nearly forty facets of the miraculousness of the Qur’ān in other epistles and especially in ‘The Twenty-Fifth Word’, we will cut this short here.

The Third Indication

Do not let yourself think: ‘What is so important about little man such that this great world be shut down, and a new realm opened up just so that he can be taken to account for his actions?’ For tiny man is of the greatest importance; amongst all existent beings he is the supervisor, the caller to the kingdom of Divinity, and the locus of manifestation of universal servanthood, through the all-embracingness of his innate disposition.

And do not let yourself think the following either: ‘How could man possibly deserve eternal punishment for [what he has done in] a very short lifespan?’ It is because disbelief

drags these created beings, that have the status and value of written messages of independent, eternal besoughtness, down to a pit of triviality, without meaning or purpose. It thus constitutes an affront to all existent beings, just as it is also a rejection and denial of all the sacred Divine names - the inscriptions and manifestations of which are witnessed and beheld upon these existing beings. It is the denial of the limitless number of proofs indicating the truth and truthfulness of Allāh (Exalted is He). Disbelief, thus, is a crime of limitless magnitude; and a crime of limitless magnitude deserves a punishment that is endless.

The Fourth Indication

As we saw in the allegory, by way of ‘Twelve Illustrations’:

It is by no means possible that the like of this king should possess a land resembling a temporary guest house, but not possess another, perpetual land that is stable, and that is the locus of the manifestation of his sublimity, and the sphere of his supreme kingdom.

It is likewise in no sense possible that the Ever-Abiding Creator of this transient world, should bring this world into existence yet not bring into existence a world that is enduring.

And it is impossible that the Eternal Artful Maker of this unique and transient universe should create this universe, but not create another stable, perpetual universe.

And it is also impossible that the Wise, Almighty, Compassionate Originator of this world that is an exhibition, testing-ground and a sowing field, should create it, but not