Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 93
Footnote Number Eleven — Fourth Objection 93 grace is certainly not bestowed upon others. Further, as such grace is a very fine verity, and a fine point of wisdom, God Almighty—after mentioning the general grace (which is self-evident)—has described this special grace for the purpose of expounding the light of Hadrat Kh a tamul-Anbiy a’ [the Seal of the Prophets], peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. He describes it in an analogy that begins with the verse: 1 اخل ُلَثَم ٖهِرْوُن ٍةوٰكْشِمَك اَهْيِف ٌحاَبْصِم. . . This subtle point has been explained in the form of an analogy so that it should be easily understood, leaving no ambiguity or complexity. Explaining intellectual issues by means of physical and tangible exam- ples makes them easy to understand, even for an individual of low intelligence. The remaining translation of the above verse is, the similitude of this light (in the perfect man, who is the Messenger) is as if it were a lustrous niche (meaning the illumined breast of God’s Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). In the niche, there is a lamp (meaning wa h iyull a h [revelation of Allah]). The lamp is contained in a crystal globe of extreme brilliance (meaning the extremely pure and holy heart of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him—which in its very nature is holy and free from all impurity and opaqueness, like a crystal clear mirror, and has no relationship with anything other than Allah). The mirror is as clear as a star of magnif- icent brightness from among the stars that shine in heaven with great glory and are called glittering stars (meaning that the heart of Hadrat Kh a tamul-Anbiy a ’ is clear and bright, like a glittering star, so that its inner light is seen flowing like water upon its outer surface). That lamp is lit from a blessed olive (that is, the oil of an olive) tree 1. The similitude of His light is as a lustrous niche, wherein is a lamp… ( S u rah an-N u r, 24:36). [Publisher]