Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 68
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part Four 68 He alone is the True Sustainer and worthy of praise for both, the exter- nal and internal. That is to say, when affliction reaches its extremity and there seems to be no way of escape, in such a situation, it is His eternal law that He certainly takes care of helpless people and saves them from destruction. Just as He shows mercy in times of physical affliction, when spiritual tribulation—meaning, error and misguid- ance—reaches its limit, and people no longer remain on the right path, in this situation as well, He undoubtedly dispels the deadly darkness of misguidance by honouring someone with revelation from Him and bestowing the brightness of His special light. Since the physical man- ifestation of divine mercy is generally observable, Allah the Almighty in the above-mentioned verse, first speaks of the need for the Holy Quran’s revelation and then explains it through an illustration referring to the physical law—which is an evident and patent matter—so that the wise may easily understand the spiritual law of Allah the Almighty by reflecting upon the physical law. At this point, let it also be clear that those who believe that some of the scriptures were revealed by Allah have to admit that those scrip- tures were revealed at a time when they were needed. Thus, with this very confession, they are also forced to admit that it is the practice of Allah the Almighty to reveal Books at the time of need. Although I have written a great deal to confute people such as Brahm u Sam a jists who deny the need for divine scriptures, this single argument that Allah the Almighty has Himself presented in the above-mentioned verses should suffice if they possess even a trace of justice. Considering the fact that they believe that all of the provisions for physical life are from God and He it is who saves the world from dark- ness and destruction with His heavenly light and rainwater, how can they escape from admitting that the means of spiritual life also descend from the heavens? Moreover, it is, itself, the height of short-sightedness and ignorance to acknowledge that the regulation of this impermanent life is under the distinct control of God, but that true and eternal life— that is to say, the cognition of God and the inner light—is adjudged to