The Essence of Islam – Volume I

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

Page 370 of 543

The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 370

370. Essence of Islam-1 miracle of the Holy Qur'an is the unlimited insights and fine points which it comprises. A person who does not admit this miracle of the Holy Qur'an is altogether deprived of the knowledge of the Qur'an. He who does not believe in this miracle does not estimate the Qur'ān as highly as it should be estimated, and does not recognize. God as He should be recognized, and does not honour the. Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allāh be on him] as he should be honoured. . Bear it in mind that the miracle of unlimited insights and verities which are contained in the Holy Qur'an has accomplished more in every age than has the sword. All the doubts that every age raises according to its circumstances, and all the claims of superior insights that are put forward, are completely refuted by the Holy Qur'ān. . No Brahmū Samājist, Buddhist, Āryā or any other philosopher can put forward a Divine verity which is not already comprised in the Holy Qur'ān. The wonders of the Qur'an will never cease. As the wonderful qualities of the book of nature have never come to an end in any previous age, but appear ever fresh and new, the same is the case with this Holy Book, so that the word of God and the work of God should be proved to be in accord. . As I have written before, very often the wonders of the. Holy Qur'an are revealed to me and are such that they are not to be found in the commentaries. For instance, it has been revealed to me that the period that elapsed between the creation of Adam and the advent of the Holy. Prophet [peace and blessings of Allāh be on him] is mentioned in Surah al-'Asr in the value of its letters and amounts to 4,740 lunar years. This fine point which discloses the miracle of the Holy Qur'ān is not mentioned in