Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 562
B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 562 of his carnal passions not only saves his body from destruction but leads his soul to salvation as well. 1 ْدَق َحَلْفَا ْنَم اَهىّٰكَز َو ْدَق َباَخ ْنَم اَهىّٰسَد There were 100 houses in a village but only one had a burning lamp. When people learnt of this they brought their lamps and all of them lit their lamps with that lamp. In the same way, one light can multiply. Referring to this God Almighty says: 2 َو اًيِعاَد ىَلِا ِهّٰللا ٖهِنْذِاِب َو اًجاَرِس اًرْيِنُّم Man does not own even his life, let alone be the owner of wealth. A spoon cannot taste the syrup even though it is dipped into it many times. A sweetmeat reaches the mouth by means of the hands, but the hands cannot taste the sweetmeat. In the same way, one who has not been granted the required senses by God derives no benefit even by becoming the medium for it: 4 ٌّۢمُص ٌمْكُب ٌيْمُع ْمُهَف اَل َنْوُعِجْرَي. 3 ُهّٰللَا ُمَلْعَا ُثْيَح ُلَعْجَي ٗهَتَلاَسِر A greater pleasure makes one oblivious to a lesser pleasure, as Allah the Almighty says: 6 َو ُرْكِذَل ِهّٰللا ُرَبْكَا … 5 اَلَا ِرْكِذِب ِهّٰللا ُّنِٕىَمْطَت ُبْوُلُقْلا 1. Surely, he prospers who augments it, and he who corrupts it is ruined ( S u rah ash-Shams, 91:10–11). [Publisher] 2. And as a Summoner to Allah by His command, and as a radiant Lamp ( S u rah al-A h z a b, 33:47). [Publisher] 3. Allah knows best where to place His Message ( S u rah al-An‘ a m, 6:125) [Publisher] 4. They are deaf, dumb and blind; so they will not return ( S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:19). [Publisher] 5. Aye! It is in the remembrance of Allah that hearts can find comfort ( S u rah ar-Ra‘d, 13:29). [Publisher] 6. And remembrance of Allah indeed is the greatest virtue ( S u rah al-‘Ankab u t, 29:46). [Publisher]