Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 48
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part three 48 ویح ٴ رفاقں رُمداگں را اجں ددہ ددہ رعافں ٴ وُکہچ از ربخ دص The revelation of the Furq a n brings the dead to life, And imparts hundreds of secrets about ‘irf a n [the world of cognition of God]. اعےمل د ی امن� اہےم ی ت ی � از د سک دصب اعمل ےمہ ن ی ب اکں ہن � It opens such vistas of the realm of certain knowledge, Which one cannot find in a hundred worlds. In this context, the Brahm u Sam a jists have taken great pains to con- trive a few objections to justify their refusal to accept the Divine Book, and to somehow prove that the structure of religion has been left incomplete and imperfect. They do not wish to admit that the Merciful and Benevolent God, who created the sun, the moon, and much more, in order to provide food for the physical development of mankind, also took care of their spiritual development by revealing His Books in order to arrange for their guidance. Since these people accuse the Benevolent and Merciful God of miserliness, unkindness, and mismanagement, and their misguided doctrines contain much that is blasphemous, derogatory, and insulting to Him, I deem it appropriate to address their objections that relate to the subject at hand. Therefore, they are presented, along with their answers, as follows: First Objection: The question of whether a revealed book is beyond human power [to produce] is only part of the basic question of revelation. It is proven that according to reason there is no need for revelation; and since there is no need for revelation, it is meaningless to discuss whether or not human faculties can produce the like of a [revealed] book. Answer: I have already dealt with this objection by stating that any thought and reflection about God and the Hereafter, based [only] on