Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 15
CHAPTER One Submission of Arguments that are External and Internal Evidence to Prove the Divine Origin and Superiority of the Holy Quran Before laying out the arguments in this chapter, it is necessary to men- tion some preliminary points that are of fundamental importance for understanding the details and substance of the following arguments, and to comprehend their purport. These preliminary points follow. First Preliminary Point External evidence signifies those extrinsic circumstances which, when examined, prove that a given book is revealed by Allah, or that there is a need for a book to be revealed by Allah; and internal evidence refers to the inherent excellences of a book that are present in the book itself, and whose study makes it a rationally incontestable fact that it is the Word of God, and that it is impossible for man to write such a book.