Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 265
APPE N DI X to B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 265 1 اَنْقَلَخَف َةَقَلَعْلا ًةَغْضُم ) 3 ( 2 اَنْقَلَخَف َةَغْضُمْلا اًمٰظِع ) 4 ( 3 اَنْوَسَكَف َمٰظِعْلا اًمْحَل ) 5 ( 4 َّمُث ُهٰنْاَشْنَا اًقْلَخ َرَخٰا َكَرٰبَتَف ُهّٰللا ُنَسْحَا َنْيِقِلٰخْلا ) 6 ( As I have stated above, it is clear that the first stage of man’s spiritual development is the one described in this verse; that is: 5 ْدَق َحَلْفَا َنْوُنِمْؤُمْلا َنْيِذَّلا ْمُه ْيِف ْمِهِتاَلَص َنْوُعِشٰخ Meaning that those believers have attained salvation who adopt humil- ity and meekness in their Prayers and in their remembrance of God and who busy themselves in the remembrance of God with tenderness of heart and depth of emotions. Against this, the first stage of man’s physical development has been described in this verse: 6 َّمُث ُهٰنْلَعَج ًةَفْطُن ْيِف ٍراَرَق ٍنْيِكَّم Meaning: Then we made man a sperm and placed that sperm in a safe place. Thus, after the creation of Adam, God Almighty has declared the sperm to be the first physical stage of human development. Obviously, the sperm is a seed which embodies within it all the fac- ulties, characteristics, inner and outer organs, and the physical features 1. S u rah al-Mu’min u n, 23:15 [Publisher] 2. S u rah al-Mu’min u n, 23:15 [Publisher] 3. S u rah al-Mu’min u n, 23:15 [Publisher] 4. S u rah al-Mu’min u n, 23:15 [Publisher] 5. S u rah al-Mu’min u n, 23:2–3 [Publisher] 6. S u rah al-Mu’min u n, 23:14 [Publisher]