Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Parts I & II — Page 95
95 PArT T Wo happiness of humankind depends, are to be found in the Holy Quran alone. All other scriptures have become so corrupted, they are full of such concocted and artificial creeds, and have deviated so far from the right path of wisdom and from the ways of nature, that I feel embarrassed at even having to quote them. Nor is this contention of mine without compelling evidence. I say in all truth that I undertook thorough research before writing this book. I read the scriptures of all faiths with a spirit of fairness and hon- esty and pondered and deliberated upon them. I compared their teachings to those of the Holy Quran; I held discussions with the eminent scholars of various faiths; and I strived as hard as is humanly possible to discover the truth by exploring all available avenues. Finally, I arrived at the conclusion that, of all the scrip- tures in the world today, the Holy Quran is the only one whose divine origin can be established with irrefutable arguments. It is the only one whose principles regarding salvation are based on truth and human nature; whose doctrines are comprehensive and firmly grounded in truth and are confirmed by powerful argu- ments; whose commandments are nothing but the dictates of truth and whose teachings bear no blemish of idolatry, human innovations and false deities. Its teachings zealously promote the Oneness, Greatness and Excellence of God; and it is filled to the brim in establishing the Oneness of the Glorious God. It does not impute to Him anything that is contrary to His Oneness or attribute to Him any blemish, shortcoming, or unworthy attrib- ute. It does not impose any teaching upon us without first pro- viding adequate proof in support thereof and explains each of its principles with proofs and clear arguments and leads its follow- ers to perfect certainty and understanding. It removes, through