Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Parts I & II — Page 77
77 PArT T Wo that case, it would have been pointless for me to sweat blood for so many years and to have wasted a cherished part of my life on something that had already been accomplished. But to my knowl- edge there is no book that comprises all the arguments and proofs that I have collected and whose publication is so crucial in this age for establishing the divine origin of Islam. I saw no choice but to publish it to meet this exigency. Let those who doubt produce a book like it. Otherwise, continuing with senseless talk and bar- ring the creatures of Allah from a source of grace is a great sin. Bear in mind that the observation made above is no attempt at self-praise. If I have undertaken some research that the eminent scholars of the past did not, and if I have advanced arguments that they did not, it is only because every age has its own requirements. This neither elevates my humble position, nor takes anything away from their lofty status. Living in times when corrupt ideas had not spread to such an extent, they mostly had to deal with mis- guided beliefs which people had inherited from their forefathers. No doubt, the approach they adopted proved sufficient to correct the ills of their times. We, on the other hand, live in an age in which corrupt beliefs are spreading so forcefully that past meth- ods have proven seriously inadequate. This age calls for thorough investigation and research to cure its ills and, as with every age, it requires its own new literature. The reason, as stated above, is that there are times when the disorders abate, and at other times they intensify. Sometimes they arise in one way, and at other times, in a different way. When an author seeks to redress them, he has to identify, like an skilled physician, the nature and extent of the ill- ness and suggest the best possible remedy. This remedy should be administered in the most suitable way, bearing in mind the nature