The potential of higher realization
A
BRAHAM
, G
OD
’
S
PROPHET
, was born in ancient Iraq in the pre-
scientific age. The Quran tells us that God showed Abraham
His kingdom of the heavens and the earth, so that he might
have certainty of faith. (6:76) This observation of the heavens
was through divine revelation, in order that he might have full
conviction in the truth revealed to him.
The observation of the kingdom of the heavens and the
earth—in effect, the observation of creation—brings greater
conviction regarding the Creator. But in pre-scientific times such
an observation could be achieved only through revelation.
In the present scientific age when through the telescope
(1608) and the microscope (1676), direct observation of the
universe became possible for man, a much greater degree of
conviction was achieved. Now, it has become possible, thanks
to human knowledge itself, for everyone to directly see God’s
signs spread out in the universe and thus have his belief
confirmed. The modern scientific revolution has opened a new
door which will enable all human beings to realize God. Now, it
has become possible for any man to apprehend the evidence of
the Creator through direct study and observation of creation.
Through this scientific revolution the divine signs revealed to
man have made possible the achievement of a high degree of
divine realization.
A great number of God’s servants have achieved the
realization of God, through these signs. However, in this world,
alongside good forces, evil forces are always at work. Zoarashtra
(d. 55 BC) expressed it thus : “The world is a perpetual
battleground of good and evil forces.”
Indeed, in this next stage of human history, certain powerful
minds were born whose ideas were responsible for taking people
away from God realization. The Prophet gave a forewarning
about this when he stated that a great deceiver would be born
in later times who would put people on the wrong path by his
