Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 83
C H AP T E R ON E — T RU E NAT U R E OF A M IR AC L E AN D ITS N E E D 83 resemble diamonds and some naïve people, thinking them to be dia- monds, end up losing thousands of rupees, but the Creator of the uni- verse has placed a distinctive sign for diamonds which an astute jeweller can recognize. Likewise, look at all of the world’s jewels and fine com- modities and see that although they may seem to resemble objects of discarded and worthless grades, every unblemished and valuable gem manifests its own uniqueness through its distinctive sign. Were this not the case, the world would have plunged in disorder. Look at humanity itself; although man bears resemblance in shape with many animals such as a monkey, there is a distinguishing feature on account of which we can never call any monkey a man. Therefore, since in this material world—which is frail and fickle and whose loss is nothing whatsoever in comparison to the Hereafter—God the Infinitely Wise has estab- lished a distinctive sign for every excellent and exquisite jewel whereby that jewel is easily recognized, then how can we believe that there is no unequivocal and conclusive Sign for the recognition of a religion— whose error leads all the way to Hell—and, likewise, for the existence of a righteous man of Allah—the denial of whom casts into the pit of eternal damnation? Who, then, can be more foolish and naïve than the one who contends that God has established no distinctive characteris- tic for a true religion or for a truly righteous person? However, the fact is that Almighty God Himself says in the Holy Quran that the Book of God, which forms the basis of religion, contains within itself distinc- tive characteristics, the like of which no one can produce. Moreover, He says that every believer is granted a distinction through which he is recognized. Thus, know it for certain, that a true religion and a truly righteous person does possess such distinctive characteristics. These are the Signs which, in other words, are called miracles, wonders, and supernormal phenomena. It is proven through my explanation herewith that a true religion is certainly in need of a miraculous quality that is not found in any other religion, and a truly righteous person necessarily requires that such calibre of miraculous succour from Allah should encompass his