Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 285
SuB-Footnote Number Three 285 a task would require an ignorant and nonsensical man like Fai di. [The Holy Quran says:] 1 ُتٰثْيِبَخْلَا َنْيِثْيِبَخْلِل۠ َ 2 َو ُتٰبِّيَّطلا َنْيِبِّيَّطلِل The Word of God should be taken as undotted in the sense that it is free from and beyond the ‘stains’ of vain talk, falsehood, and absurdi- ties. Its fluency and eloquence is a priceless gem from which the world benefits, the spiritually ill are cured, and the realization of truths and verities is facilitated for seekers after truth. For, the fluent Word of God presents perfect cognizance in perfect brevity, perfect order, perfect clarity, and graceful diction. It adopts the style that moves the hearts most forcefully and encompasses in a few words the divine knowledge that no book or text has encompassed since the beginning of the world. This is the real fluency and eloquence that helps to perfect the human self, and leads the seekers after truth to their ultimate goal. And this is the divine work that cannot be accomplished other than through God’s power and His all-encompassing knowledge. God Almighty is responsible for the truth of each and every sentence of His Word. Everything it contains—be it in the form of news or annals of the past, or news and prophecies relating to the future, or intellectual and reli- gious verities—is free from the stain of falsehood, idle talk, and absurd expressions. If it were to contain even an iota of lying, redundancy, or boasting, it would not be the Word of God. This is why He furnishes proof of every one of His statements. No poet, on the other hand, can be held responsible, nor has ever been, for producing a work that is not only free from falsehood, idle talk, or irrelevancies, but also encompasses all that is necessary and 1. Bad things are for bad men… ( S u rah an-N u r, 24:27) [Publisher] 2. …and good things are for good men ( S u rah an-N u r, 24:27). [Publisher]