Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 102
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part three 102 َّو َنْيِرَخٰا ْمُهْنِم اَّمَل اْوُقَحْلَي ْمِهِب١ؕ َو َوُه ُزْيِزَعْلا َوُه ْيِذَّلا َثَعَب يِف َنّٖيِّمُاْلا اًلْوُسَر ْمُهْنِّم اْوُلْتَي ْمِهْيَلَع ٖهِتٰيٰا َو ْمِهْيِّكَزُي َو ُمُهُمِّلَعُي َبٰتِكْلا َو َةَمْكِحْلا١ۗ َو ْنِا اْوُناَك ْنِم ُلْبَق ْيِفَل ٍلٰلَض ٍنْيِبُّم۰۰ 1 Part Number 28 — ُمْيِكَحْلا۰۰ َكِلٰذ ُلْضَف ِهّٰللا ِهْيِتْؤُي ْنَم ُءٓاَشَّي١ؕ َو ُهّٰللا وُذ ِلْضَفْلا ِمْيِظَعْلا۰۰ From the verses quoted above, one should first ponder over the fol- lowing verse: 2 ّٓمٓلا َكِلٰذ ُبٰتِكْلا اَل َبْيَر ِهْيِف ىًدُه َنْيِقَّتُمْلِّل. Observe how nicely, beau- tifully, and succinctly God Almighty has furnished the answer to the above objection. First, God mentions the efficient cause of the Holy Quran, and highlights His grandeur and majesty. He says: 3 ّٓمٓلا , I am Allah, who knows best. That is to say, I—who am All-Knowing and All-Wise, whose knowledge is not to be matched by the knowledge of anyone else—am the One who has revealed this Book. Then it refers to the material cause of the Holy Quran and announces its greatness in these words: 4 َكِلٰذ ُبٰتِكْلا , this is that Book. That is to say, this is a grand and sublime Book, whose material cause is divine knowledge, and about which it has been established that it has its source and origin in the Eternal and All-Wise God. By using the word ‘that’, which denotes distance, Allah the Almighty has indicated that this Book is derived from the knowledge of that being with lofty attributes, who is Matchless and Peerless and whose perfect knowledge and profound mysteries are far beyond the limits of human sight. Then the praiseworthiness of its formal cause is described by 1. He it is who has raised among the Unlettered people a Messenger from among themselves who recites unto them His Signs, and purifies them, and teaches them the Book and wisdom, although they had been, before, in manifest mis- guidance; and among others from among them who have not yet joined them. He is the Mighty, the Wise. That is Allah’s grace; He bestows it on whom He pleases; and Allah is the Master of immense grace ( S u rah al-Jumu‘ah, 62:3–5). [Publisher] 2. S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:2–3 [Publisher] 3. S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:2 [Publisher] 4. S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:3 [Publisher]