Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Parts I & II — Page 113
113 PArT T Wo fair-mindedness, have acknowledged the superiority of Islam. In wealthy materialists while refusing to speak even a word of praise for those who are honoured with divine discourse and possess qualities that are pleasing to God? If you really think that they are so unworthy, then why do you even accept them as Prophets? Why do you not re- ject their prophethood altogether? The fact is that all these calumnies against the Prophets are rooted in your ignorance of the true value of divine revelation. You imagine it to be a worldly office like that of a judge, collector of revenue, or a horseman, which in a dysfunctional government can be acquired through bribery, with no questions asked as to one’s character or merit; or like a post that the authorities want filled by someone who can do the work even if he meets just the mini- mum standard of good character and has only limited abilities. This happens because such jobs are so lowly and insignificant that absolute honesty, good character, or good disposition are not a requirement for such jobs. But brothers! You are gravely mistaken. d ivine revelation, which is God’s own holy word, is only granted on condition of utmost purity and perfect ability of the recipient. A person given to cravings of the flesh and selfish desires is far away from the h oly Source and hence is not considered worthy of receiving divine revelation. Unless he has been completely purified of all that is unworthy, he cannot ac- quire the capacity to be graced with revelation. If perfect purity was not the precondition and if the worthy and unworthy were all equal, then every person would become a Prophet. But since purity is the es- sential requirement, it has to be conceded that the Prophets are the purest of mankind, such that no higher station of purity can be con- ceived for a human being. If Hadrat d a w u d [ d avid] was not as free from sin as Hadrat Mas ih [Jesus], he would certainly not deserve to be a Prophet. The belief that Jesus is superior to d avid is at the root of the fallacy that has crept into the hearts of the c hristians. It stems from their sheer ignorance of the reality of revelation and Prophethood. God willing, this shall be explained at its proper place and with the required evidence. Let us not forget that the c hristians I speak of in this footnote not only ridicule other Prophets, but also consider Hadrat Mas ih [Jesus] to be the best of all Prophets—in addition to believing him to be God, that is. This is another one of their false beliefs. In actual fact, the