Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 3
PR E FAC E TO B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA , PART F IV E 3 and All-Knowing God caused the publication of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya to be deferred until the time that all those prophecies were fulfilled. Bear in mind that to establish the truth of any religion—that is to say, to prove the fact that that religion is from God—it is necessary that it must possess two types of supremacies. First: That such a religion should be so comprehensive, perfect, complete, and free from defect in its doctrines, teachings, and com- mandments, that reason should fail to propose anything 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; that is to say, you should be established upon that reality which is contained in the word ‘Islam’, an explanation of which has been given by God Almighty Himself with reference to the word ‘Islam’. In this verse it is stated clearly that only the Holy Quran has con- ferred the perfect teaching and in the time of the Holy Quran alone could the perfect teaching have been bestowed. Thus, this claim of per- fect teaching that the Holy Quran has made was its unique right; apart from it no other heavenly book has made such a claim. As is manifestly clear to all observers, both the Torah and the Gospel refrain from making this claim. The Torah contains a statement of God Almighty that I will raise a Prophet from among your brethren and will put My Word in his mouth, and whosoever will not hearken unto his Word I will require it of him. 2 So it is quite clear that if heeding the 1. S u rah al-M a ’idah, 5:4 [Publisher] 2. See Deuteronomy, 18:18–19. [Publisher]