Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page xiii
Introduction xiii Perfect Teachings of Islam Only a perfect religion can lead to that perfect cognition of God. The Promised Messiah as gives two reasons for why Islam is that perfect faith: First: That such a religion should be so comprehensive, per- fect, complete, and free from defect in its doctrines, teachings, and commandments, that reason should fail to propose any- thing better; and no defect or deficiency be seen in it. And, in this perfection, it should triumph over all other religions; that is to say, no other religion should be its equal in these excellences. This is the claim that the Holy Quran itself has put forward: 1 َمْوَيْلَا ُتْلَمْكَا ْمُكَل ْمُكَنْيِد َو ُتْمَمْتَا ْمُكْيَلَع ْيِتَمْعِن َو ُتْيِضَر ُمُكَل َماَلْسِاْلا اًنْيِد Meaning that, today I have perfected My religion for you and have completed My favour upon you, and I have chosen Islam to be your faith… Second: Then, the second kind of supremacy found in Islam, and not shared by any other religion, which puts the absolute seal of certainty upon its truth, is that it manifests living bless- ings and miracles, which other religions are entirely deprived of. These are the kind of perfect Signs through which Islam not only triumphs over other religions, but also—by showing its perfect light —draws hearts to itself. … ( see pages 3–5) These perfect teachings bring about a miraculous transformation in the life of a seeker after Truth, who becomes the embodiment of the proof of the existence of God. 1. S u rah al-M a ’idah, 5:4