Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Parts I & II — Page 133
133 PArT T Wo were drawn towards the truth, and the words [There is none worthy of worship but Allah] were engraved upon That is: We [Allah], declare by our d ivinity—the source of all spiritual guidance and sustenance—that We sent Messengers to the many tribes and peoples before thee; but those people were misled by the machi- nations of Satan. So the same Satan is their companion now. And this Book has been revealed to settle their differences and so that the mani- fest truth should be explained to them. The fact is that the whole earth had died and Allah sent down water from the sky, and has therewith quickened the earth after its death. That is a Sign of the truth of the Book for a people who would hear, that is, seek the truth. ( S u rah an- Na h l , Part 14)‡ Just consider with what beauty and subtlety the h oly Quran sets out the above-mentioned three premises upon which I have rested the truth of the h oly Prophet sa. First, it likens the hearts of those who had been misguided for centuries to a dry and barren land. It then com- pares the d ivine Word that is revealed for their guidance to the rain- water that comes fresh from the sky, thus pointing to the eternal law that when the drought reaches its extreme, God mercifully sends down rain and saves mankind from extinction. It is also made plain that it is a law that holds true not only in the physical but also in the spiritual realm. Secondly, the verse makes it clear that before the advent of the h oly Prophet, the whole world was enveloped in darkness. Finally, it describes how this h oly Word of God revived the spiritu- ally dead. In the end, by asserting that the truth of this Book is thereby established, it reminds the seekers after truth that the h oly Quran is the true Word of God. ‡ S u rah an-Na h l, 16:64–65 [Publishers]