Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 228
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part three 228 difficult for us to ascertain from the mere study of the Bible whether Hadrat M u sa [Moses], Hadrat Mas ih , and other earlier Prophets truly belonged to that holy and pious community which God had graciously chosen to represent Him. We should acknowledge the gratitude we owe to the Holy Quran, which has demonstrated its light in every age and thus made manifest for us the truth of past Prophets. This favour is not only upon us, but also upon the Prophets who came before the Holy Quran, right from A dam to the Mas ih. In fact, every Prophet owes a debt of gratitude to the Holy Prophet, to whom God bestowed that perfect Holy Book whose influence has kept all truths alive for- ever; a book which opens the way for believing in the prophethood of the earlier Prophets and safeguards their prophethood against doubts and suspicions. Be it clear that the Holy Quran is the bearer of two miracles for all times to come. The first is the miracle of its content and the other of its impact. Both of these miracles are so evident that anyone can readily witness the light of this truth for himself, provided he is not blinded by external or internal veils covering his self. The miracle of the content of the Quran spans the entire text of the book, of which some examples have been given in Footnote Number Eleven. As for the miracle of the extraordinary impact of the Quran, I can present as evi- dence the fact that there has not passed a single century in which Allah the Almighty did not lead eager and sincere seekers after truth to per- fect enlightenment by virtue of their complete adherence to the Holy Quran. Even today the door to this light is wide open for seekers, and we do not need to refer back to any past century. Even today a seeker can experience the spiritual blessings that ought to be experienced by sincere followers of the True Faith and the Divine Scripture, and can partake of special divine mysteries. Anyone who wishes to experience these blessings should come forward with honest intentions and he will witness them and come to an auspicious end; and, God-willing, every seeker after truth will find his goal and every man of insight will bear witness to the glory of this Faith.