Seventh Argument: His own revelation tested by The Holy Quran
| [ BACK ] | If Hazrat
Mirza had indeed claimed to be a prophet, he would never
have tested his revelation by the Holy Quran. In actual
fact, he never accepted any revelation of his unless it
agreed with the Holy Quran, because while wahy
nubuwwat (the revelation granted to a prophet) is
absolute and does not require verification, wahy
wilayat (the revelation to a saint) is subordinate to
the revelation of the Holy Prophet Muhammad and must be
verified from the Holy Quran. Hazrat Mirza wrote: ``I do not confirm any of my revelations but only after testing it by the Holy Quran, for I know that anything opposed to the Quran is falsehood and heresy.'' (Hamamat al-Bushra, p. 79; new edition pp. 282--283) ``It was not until I had tested my revelations by the Holy Quran and authentic Sayings of the Holy Prophet, and had supplicated humbly and tearfully at the door of the Almighty Lord of the worlds, that I brought this matter on my tongue.'' (ibid., p. 13; new edition p. 55) ``I have made it an essential rule that I do not rest content with my visions or revelations unless the Quran, the Holy Prophet's example, and his authentic Sayings support them.'' (Malfuzat, part iv, p. 203) ``A revelation of a saint, or revelation of believers generally, is not an argument unless it accords and agrees with the Holy Quran.'' (Izala Auham, p. 629) |