Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 45
S IGN S OF T HE T RU E FAIT H 45 such a one is hellish and, at last, he plunges into Hell after death. But if the grace of God Almighty comes to one’s aid and the divine breeze blows from heaven to purify and perfume him and—through special guidance—constantly grant light, vitality, and holy capacities to one’s spirit, that person is drawn to such lofty heights by the power granted to him from on High, that he surpasses even the status of angels. This proves that man has the propensity to both fall down as well as to rise up. In this regard someone has truly said: رضحت ِ ااسنں ہک دح ِّ رتشمک را اج عم اتس یح� ا ےم وتادن رخدشن مس� یم وتادن دش Human capacities encompass a union of two extremes— He may choose to be a messiah or a donkey! However, the difficulty here is that it is easier and seemingly quite natural for man to descend, just as you observe that a stone goes up with great difficulty, requiring the effort of someone else, but when coming down it falls naturally, requiring no effort from anyone. Then, surely man stands in need of a powerful hand if he is to ascend. This very requirement proves the need for the succession of Prophets and the [revelation of the] Word of God. Although worldly people have involved themselves in thousands of intricate debates in the process of evaluating the truth of a religion, they still have not reached any satis- factory conclusion. However, the fact of the matter is that the true reli- gion is, indeed, that religion which succeeds in curing man’s spiritual blindness and bestowing upon him heavenly blessings to such a degree that the evidence of their affirmation of the existence of God and sym- pathy for mankind is prominent in their practical lives. That alone is the true religion and that alone can carry its sincere devotee to the desired goal, the thirst for which has been ingrained in his soul. Most people merely believe in the kind of imaginary ‘God’ whose powers did not march forward, but were left behind, and whose capability and power are only spoken of in the form of tales and fables. So, that is the very reason why such a fictitious ‘God’ cannot