Kitab-i-Iqan/Page6/GPT4 115

Another point to consider is that the term 'sovereignty' primarily refers to the encompassing power and authority of that august Personage over all possible realities, whether it outwardly manifests as visible dominance or not. The expression of this dominion depends entirely on His own will and purpose.

It is known that the sovereignty, wealth, life, death, resurrection, and dispersion mentioned in previous scriptures do not refer to the literal concepts that people today may imagine or understand. Rather, the sovereignty is a unique and internal dominion, distinct to each of the Suns of Truth during their respective dispensations. It is an inner encompassing power that covers everything in the heavens and the earth and subsequently manifests outwardly according to the capacity of the time, place, and people.

For instance, consider the sovereignty of the Messenger of God (Prophet Muhammad), which is now evident among people. However, in the beginning, His cause was as you have heard. Consider the extent to which the disbelievers and the misguided - including the scholars of that age and their followers - attacked that pure essence and innocent nature. Reflect on the amount of dust and thorns they cast in the path of His journey.

It is clear that those individuals, in their pernicious suspicions and satanic assumptions, thought their torment of that timeless entity would secure their salvation. Just as all the scholars of the age, similar to Abdullah Ubayy, Abu Amer the monk, Ka'b ibn Ashraf, and Nadir ibn Harith, denied Him, ascribed insanity and falsehood to Him, and attributed things to Him that we seek refuge in God from mentioning. Indeed, it was these accusations that caused the people to torment Him.

It is evident that if the scholars of the time reject and ostracize someone and do not recognize them as belonging to the people of faith, one can understand the challenges that individual would face. This is something I have personally experienced and observed.