Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 178
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part Four 178 of that which was needed for the guidance of the misguided and for the reformation of the prevailing circumstances, and nothing was included in any of its sentences that was unnecessary, frivolous, or undesirable. In short, that light and those holy verities, in addition to their exalted nature which they possess on account of being lofty veri- ties, carry another magnificence and blessing of an exceedingly high order in that they were not revealed pointlessly or without purpose. Rather, to counter all types of darkness which had spread throughout the world and the diverse ways of ignorance and corruption that had overpowered the popular beliefs, practices, and doctrinal matters, these verities were revealed to the world like a timely rain of mercy to dis- pel, all such darknesses and spread light with full vigour. In truth, it was the rain of mercy that came down from heaven to save the lives of those who were extremely thirsty. The spiritual life of people depended upon the descent of that life-giving water and every single drop of it was a cure for some illness prevailing at that time. The prevailing cir- cumstances of the world through its perpetual wrongdoing for hun- dreds of years had proven that it could not itself devise a remedy for its ailments without the descent of this light, nor could it dissipate its own darkness. Rather, it was dependent upon the heavenly light to illu- mine the world through its rays of truth, and to enable those to see who have never seen, to impart understanding upon those who have never understood. This Heavenly Light not only disclosed vital divine truths of which not a trace had been left on the face of the earth, but also, through the strength of its spiritual quality, it filled many hearts with treasures of truth and wisdom and drew many hearts towards its winsome countenance, and led many to the highest stage of knowledge and conduct with its powerful impact. In conclusion, these two types of excellences that are found in S u rah al-F a ti h ah and the entire Holy Quran are such brilliant argu- ments to prove the incomparability of the Word of Allah, as are the excellences found in the rose, which are acknowledged by all to be above and beyond the capabilities of man. The truth indeed is that