Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 26
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part Four 26 absurd idea will leave their minds as surely as darkness is dispelled upon the rising of the sun. It goes without saying that mere conjecture amounts to nothing against a fact established by experience and observation. When a par- ticular property of something has become known through repeated experimentation, it would be sheer insanity and madness to deny it merely on the basis of conjecture. If these people only utilize their God- given intelligence, they would realize that this very conjecture is absurd. Indeed, such a statement is just like someone refusing to believe in the hidden properties of plants on the pretext that if God had purposefully placed these various beneficial properties in plants and minerals etc. for the benefit of mankind, why had He concealed them layer upon layer to such an extent that for ages people continued to die without treatment because they were unaware of this knowledge; and even until today all of these hidden properties have not been fully comprehended. However, it is obvious that after the reality of the general divine law (which is found to be the same in both heaven and earth) has been estab- lished, only those can harbour such doubts who do not at all reflect on the laws of nature and before they acquire a good understanding of the attributes and practices of God (as reflected in the mirror of nature), they venture upon describing the nature of His Being, as well as His attributes. Otherwise, should a man barely open his eyes and cast a cur- sory glance all around him, he would find that this divine practice is not merely confined to one or two things, nor is it so obscure to the extent that it is difficult to understand. Rather, it is patently obvious that, we can see that even an insignificant housefly (a lowly, despica- ble, and disgusting insect) does not lie outside of this law of nature, let alone to mention the finest jewels or the loftiest of creations. Can it then be imagined, God forbid, that the Word of God, which—like His Being—should be steeped in the colours of holiness and perfection, is so lowly and inferior that it cannot even reach the station of a housefly in its hidden subtleties? Here it should also be clear that God has not concealed any of the