Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 284
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part Four 284 and appropriateness. Since they abandoned adherence to the truth and addressing the real need [of the time], and resorted to telling lies in every word, indulging in absurdities, and uttering words needlessly and in vain, how can they have any standing in comparison to the eloquence of the Holy Quran? Here, one should also remember that the fluency and eloquence of the Holy Quran is entirely free from and unblemished with all kinds of frivolity; hence, it was beyond the divine majesty of the All-Wise God that He should have revealed His Word entirely with undotted or dotted letters, like nonsensical poets, for these are vain acts that serve no useful purpose, and it is beyond the glory of the All-Wise God to indulge in any vain exercise. He Himself says: 1 َو َنْيِذَّلا ْمُه ِنَع ِوْغَّللا َنْوُضِرْعُم Meaning that, the believers are those who shun vain activities and do not waste their time in vain acts. How could He be expected to undertake something absurd, espe- cially when He has praised His Book by describing its glorious status: 2 َو ِنٰاْرُقْلا ِمْيِكَحْلا Meaning that, the Quran is full of wisdom. 3 اَّل ِهْيِتْاَي ُلِطاَبْلا ْۢنِم ِنْيَب ِهْيَدَي َو اَل ْنِم ٖهِفْلَخ Meaning that, falsehood cannot approach it either from before or from behind it. In this scenario, how could He have filled it with falsehood? Such 1. S u rah al-Mu’min u n, 23:4 [Publisher] 2. S u rah Y a S i n, 36:3 [Publisher] 3. S u rah Ha M i m as-Sajdah, 41:43 [Publisher]