Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 290
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part Four 290 So much so that a zealous Christian, Godfrey Higgins, was forced to admit in section 221 of his book that the Holy Quran is incomparable in its eloquence and probably the world cannot produce finer or more sublime passages than are to be found in the Quran. Likewise, [ John] Davenport, in his book, had to perforce testify to the same effect. Like Christians, the A ryah Sam a jists—who believe that divine revelation and discourse ended with the Vedas—also deny the incom- parability of the Holy Quran and claim the eloquence and fluency of their own Vedas. However, I deem it my duty that I should continue to inform the heedless, time after time, that only that person has a right to deny the incomparability of the Holy Quran who can prove that he can deduce from another book the same arguments for the incomparability of the Holy Quran that I have given in this book as a sample. So, if the A ryah Sam a jists are confident that their Vedas will be able to compete with the Holy Quran, they are also at liberty to demonstrate the power of the Vedas. However, it behoves not men of good nature to make empty claims and use uncivil language. The nobility and wisdom of man lies entirely in that, if there is an argument in support of his claim, he should present it; otherwise, he should desist from making any such claim, the result of which is nothing but absurd talk and frivolities. It should be borne in mind that the Holy Quran’s eloquence is pure and holy, and its greatest objective is to express the light of wisdom and truth in articulate words, and to encapsulate all the truths and subtle verities of religious knowledge within a concise and reasoned state- ment. It should provide details where they are utterly indispensable, and should stick to brevity where brevity suffices. No religious truth should remain unmentioned, either in detail or in brief, and everything should be mentioned in keeping with true need, nothing being said unnecessarily. And, also, the text itself should be so eloquent, lucid, and solid that no one can ever write anything better than it. In addition, this word should be accompanied by spiritual blessings. This is the very claim of the Holy Quran, and which it has proven itself; and time and again, it has announced that it is not possible for any created being to