Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 301
APPE N DI X to B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 301 of, say, one or two persons, and will soon decline; its attraction being extremely weak. But the spiritual beauty which has been called the beauty of conduct is so strong and powerful in its attraction that it draws an entire world to itself—and every particle of heaven and earth is drawn towards it. This is also, in reality, the philosophy behind the acceptance of prayers; that is to say, when a man possessed of such spiritual beauty, into whom the spirit of the love of God has entered, prays for some impossible or extremely difficult matter, and exerts him- self so completely in that prayer, then, as his being is equipped with spiritual beauty, so, by God’s permission and by His command, every particle of the universe, is drawn towards him, and there come into being such means as are sufficient to ensure his success. Experience and the Holy Book of God Almighty confirm that every single particle of the world has a natural relation of deep love with such a person, and his prayers draw all those particles towards him, as a mag- net draws a piece of iron to itself. So it is that extraordinary phenom- ena—that find no mention in science or philosophy—come about as a consequence of this attraction. And this attraction is natural and inher- ent: Ever since the All-Powerful Creator designed the material world with particles, He has placed in each particle this attraction, and every particle is a true lover of spiritual beauty as is every blessed soul. This is so because it is through spiritual beauty that the manifestation of God takes place. It was regarding the same spiritual beauty that God said: 1 اْوُدُجْسا َمَدٰاِل اْۤوُدَجَسَف ۤاَّلِا َسْيِلْبِا And even today there is many an Ibl i s that does not recognize this spiritual beauty, but it continues to perform great feats. N uh [Noah] possessed this very beauty, and for its sake the Lord of Honour and Glory destroyed all the disbelievers with the calamity 1. ‘Submit to Adam,’ and they all submitted except Ibl i s ( S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:35). [Publisher]