Haqiqatul-Wahi

The Philosophy of Revelation

Background

This book belong to the category of the Promised Messiah(as)’s books which had been painstakingly compiled and is the product of much attention and deep research. Explaining the reason for writing this book, the Promised Messiah(as) said:

In this age, where diverse kinds of mischiefs are taking place and certain unfounded innovations are coming into existence, another mischief is becoming common. Often people are not aware what type and character of dream and vision should be relied upon and under what circumstances. Some of the visions or dreams are products of evil minds and a result of evil agencies One of the chief distinctive features of a true dream and vision is that God showers numerous blessings on that man.1

This book is one of the remarkable contributions of the Promised Messiah(as) in which, in the light of the Holy Quran, and by citing two hundred signs which had been fulfilled at his hand and were witnessed by a number of people, the Promised Messiah(as) gave a lucid illustration of dreams, visions and revelations.

The Book

The author has divided the whole subject into four parts, the first dealing with dreams or some revelations of such people who in reality have no genuine contact with God. It is only natural that the frame of their mind gives rise to certain dreams and revelations, which spring from a pure, sincere and guiltless heart. Their experiences, therefore, have no spiritual value. Such dreamers may belong to any class of society, non-believers, heretics, licentious men or women. Their dreams are far beyond the halo of heavenly high and are to be discarded.

Second part deals with the dreams of those persons who might claim some sort of contact with God, but it is not very significant. There are certain impurities which are still lurking in their inner self. Such dreamers may be compared to a man who sees fire burning at a distance, but he has not moved near enough to feel the warmth of it. Mere sight of the fire will not save him from the ravages of cold. Unless a dreamer treads carefully along the right path, he is not blessed with a perfectly clear manifestation of God’s mercy. As a matter of fact, the purity of revelation is in proportion to the cleanliness of dreamer’s heart. The purer the heart, the clearer the manifestation of God. Just as when you look into a mirror, the cleanliness of the image will depend upon the cleanliness of the looking glass.

The third part speaks at length of those people who burn their selfish desires in the fire of the Love of God and lead a very difficult life for the sake of their Lord, who refuse to comply with the behest of their self and exhibit deep faith in God, even the angels wonder at them. They are the warriors of God, and defy all the onslaughts of Lucifer. Their sincerity and loyalty to their Creator is proverbial. Worldly charms do not allure them nor does the love of wife or children turn them away from God. In short, they are not daunted by any fear, nothing in the world can stand in their way or interfere with the performance of their duty to God.

Islam is the only religion on the surface of the earth today which claims to produce men of such spiritual calibre. Muslim saints in the past guided the people. Even in our own times, men of such calibre are not wanting.

Hazrat Jalal-ud-Din Shams(ra) says in the Introduction to the book, on page (B-C), the Promised Messiah(as) discussing at length the mysteries of revelations, visions and true dreams, divided the people in three categories:

1. People who have true dreams, but they don’t have a spiritual link with God.

2. People who have true dream and revelations but they have somewhat spirituality.

3. The third category is about people who are blessed with revelations and they are blessed with Divine communion and they have the privilege and honour of communicating with God ,and this privilege is reserved only for all prophets.

And then he stated that he (the Promised Messiah(as)) falls under category three.

In the very first page of the book, the Promised Messiah(as) advanced a powerful argument:

What a myth it is that I am bad and an evil, dishonest and a liar and an impostor but whoever an angel-like person confronts me is destroyed and annihilated and whoever challenges me is demolished and whoever curses me that curse recoils on him and whoever litigates against me ends in defeat … So, for God’s sake, ponder for a moment why every time things go against my opponent and why good people who come against me are liquidated and in every confrontation God saves me. This is not my miracle, but whatever evil is attributed to me, it becomes a miracle for me.2

In Ruhani Khaza’in, volume 21, on pages 612, 616 and 621 of the book, the Promised Messiah(as) makes a fervent plea, first to Muslim scholars and saints, then to Hindus and Christians on a most solemn oath and asks them: “Please read my book from first page to the last, and having reat it, come to a reasoned conclusion and you would be answerable to God for that reasoned conclusion.”

It is in this book that the Promised Messiah(as) has marshalled such convincing arguments about Islam, the existence of God and His oneness and his mission all supported with divine signs that manifested at his hand. He spoke of revelation, their significance, and the power of prayer. He concludes that this book equips man with all the answer he is searching for.