Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 47
Chapter One 47 opened not only for them, but it remains open for all, even in this age. For, in order to ascertain the truth of the Holy Quran, the same mir- acles of the Quran, the same effects of the Furq a n [Holy Quran], the same divine support from the unseen, and the same indisputable Signs, exist even today as they existed at that time. Since God intended this perfect Faith to abide forever, He kept alive all of its blessings and Signs, and as He intended to uproot the interpolated, false, and imperfect faiths of the Christians, the Jews, and the Hindus, they were left with mere tales, without any trace of divine blessings and heavenly support. Their Books speak of signs of which there is not an iota of proof in their hands and refer only to tales of the past, whereas the Holy Quran presents such Signs which can be witnessed by everyone. Eighth Preliminary Point Any miracle shown by a wal i [friend of Allah] is, in reality, a miracle of the one whom he follows and to whose ummah he belongs. This is quite obvious and self-evident, for when the demonstration of a Sign is dependent solely upon obedience to a person or a particular book, and can never happen without [such] obedience, then it stands clearly proven that, although it is apparently manifested through a follower, it is, in fact, a manifestation of the Master Prophet, whose obedience is the prerequisite for its manifestation. The secret as to how a Prophet’s miracle can be shown through another person is that when someone acts exactly in conformity with the commands of his law-bearer [i. e. Prophet], and abstains from that which he has forbidden, and follows the Book that he has given, then, in such a case, he completely loses his own identity and comes under the protective care of his law-bearer. Thus, if the law-bearer is a true guide to the right path—like a skilled physician—and brings a blessed book that provides a remedy for all of his followers’ spiritual ills and contains all the provisions for his intellectual and moral perfection,