Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 334
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part Four 334 and deprived of the spiritual effects which Furq a n-e-Maj i d [the Holy Quran] is comprised of. To elaborate, in addition to all of the excel- lences of eloquence and fluency, and being the compendium of wisdom and divine insights, the Holy Quran possesses such a spiritual effective- ness in its blessed self that its earnest following makes a man steadfast in his affairs, filled with inner light, enlightened in his bosom, accepted of God, and worthy of being addressed by the Lord of Honour. It cre- ates in him divine light, and provides him with such bounties from the unseen and indubitable support as are not found in others. Such a sweet and comforting Word is revealed to him from the One True God, in consequence of which he realizes more and more every moment that by earnestly following the Holy Quran and by truly obeying the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, he has been conveyed to the stages which are reserved exclusively for the beloveds of God, and that he has been granted such divine pleasures and kind- ness which were bestowed upon all those of perfect faith who passed on before him. He perceives a pure spring of all these loves—not as mere talk, but as actual fact—flowing through his sincere heart and, in his expanded bosom, he experiences a type of relationship with God that he cannot describe in words or by means of any illustration. He observes divine light pouring forth like rain upon his soul. That light casts its reflection upon him sometimes in the form of a disclosure of hidden matters, sometimes in the form of knowledge and insights, and at other times in the form of high moral qualities. These effects of the Holy Quran have been demonstrated continu- ously. Ever since the Sun of Truth appeared in the world in the blessed person of the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), thousands of people who possessed the capacity and ability have attained—and continue to attain—the lofty stages mentioned above by following the Word of God and the beloved Prophet. God Almighty bestows such favours and excellences on them repeatedly and continuously, and manifests such support and favours for them that those with clear insight are convinced that they are accepted in