Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 116
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part three 116 to the vastness and vigour of effect, it is only the book of revelation, and nothing else, that is proved to be open. It is no less than an established fact that only such a person proves himself to be the greatest benefactor of God’s creatures who combines in himself revelation and reason, and he has the ability to benefit every type of temperament and nature. A person who seeks to draw people to the right path only through logical arguments can produce an effect, if at all, on those who are highly educated and able to follow his learned and profound discourses. The average person does not have the facul- ties of heart and mind to follow philosophical discourses. Inevitably, the grace of his knowledge is confined to the few who can understand his logic and it can only benefit those who, like him, are familiar with the methods of reasoning. This issue can be conclusively proven by comparing the successes of unaided reason and true revelation side by side. Those who are familiar with the history of past philosophers know well how those men have failed to impress the hearts of the general public with their obscure and imperfect discourses and could not spread their teachings far and wide. Compare this inferior situation of theirs with the supe- rior effectiveness of the Holy Quran. How powerfully it has filled the hearts of its true followers with the Oneness of Allah, and in what a wonderful manner its splendid teachings have uprooted habits and evil inclinations that had been firmly established for centuries, and how it has made millions of people drink deeply of the sweet bev- erage of the Oneness of God by removing long-standing customs— which had become like second nature—from the veins and fibres of the hearts of people. On the basis of the twofold testimony of its outstanding achieve- ment and its excellent and enduring effectiveness, the Holy Quran compelled its worst enemies to admit its peerless excellences. So pow- erful was its effect on their hearts that even the staunchest disbelievers and those who were obstinate accepted this as testimony to its great- ness and, though clinging to disbelief, could not but admit: