Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 111
Footnote Number Eleven — Sixth Objection 111 control over every particle of the universe. They died in this very state of denial. Has God not given you sense enough to realize that if a letter is construed in one way by Person X and in another way by Person Y and in an altogether different way by Person Z, then the text of the letter cannot be regarded as clear and open, but is considered doubtful, ambiguous, and confusing. This is an obvious truth and not something abstract that requires a profound intellect to unravel. However, what can be done for those who stubbornly persist in describing darkness as light, and light as dark- ness, and day as night, and night as day. Even a child can understand that the proper method decreed by God Almighty for communicat- ing one’s thoughts is through clear speech. The faculty of speech is the only instrument for expressing what goes on in one’s mind. It is only through the use of this instrument that one person can be informed of that which is in the mind of another. Anything that is not con- veyed through this instrument will fall short of the perfect level of comprehension. There are thousands of matters concerning which it becomes impossible for us to arrive at a true understanding merely with the signs based on the laws of nature; we would be prone to error even if we reflect upon them. For instance, it is obvious that God has made the eye for seeing, created the ear for hearing, and granted the tongue for speaking. This much we can understand by reflecting on these organs and their characteristics. However, if we rely only on these very natural indications and pay no attention to the explanations provided by the divine revelation, then we would be justified in looking at anything, whether lawful or unlawful, to hear anything we desire, and to speak whatever comes to our mind. For, the law of nature indicates to us only that the eye is for seeing, the ear for hearing and the tongue has been created for speech, and it clearly misleads us into thinking that in the use of the faculties of sight, hearing, and speech we are completely free and uncontrolled. Just imagine all the perils that would arise by following the laws