Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 78
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part three 78 Second Objection: Even if we were to concede that perfect and unique revelation is essential for the perfect cognition of God, it does not necessarily mean that God Almighty has sent down such a revela- tion, as there are countless things that man also needs in the world but God has not fulfilled all of his needs. For instance, man does not wish for death to come and never to be poor or ill; yet, against his wishes, he dies one day and often suffers from poverty and illness. Answer: Whereas the perfect and peerless revelation that we required is already with us in the form of the Holy Quran, and its perfection and uniqueness remains unchallenged to date, only those who have lost their vision will deny the existence of something that is already there, and consider the need for it to be hypothetical. The only option you have is to confute, if you can, the arguments for the perfection and uniqueness of the Holy Quran that I have set out in this book. However, if you cannot, and yet you go on advocating your views, it only shows that you are devoid of all attributes of decency. There already exists a perfect and matchless revelation which—by proclaiming its own inim- itability—has settled that anyone is certainly free to deny revelation if he first refutes its claim of matchlessness. Thus, would anyone who fails to convincingly refute this claim, yet insists on dismissing the need for revelation to be hypothetical, be considered honest or stubborn. Moreover, it is a grave mistake to apply the norms of the Hereafter to this world. God has created this world neither for everlasting comfort nor for everlasting misery. Rather, its afflictions and comfort are transient and every one of its cycles will come to an end. The Hereafter, on the other hand, is the abode of everlasting comfort or damnation. This is why every far-sighted person chooses hardship, and endeavours his utmost to obey God for fear of coming to a bad end. He leaves luxury and comfort and accepts adversity and hard- ship. Now tell me, is it not lack of insight to compare this temporary abode with the everlasting one.