The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 455
The Holy Qur'an 455 relationship, association and joy. By shedding their blood and having their heads cut off and laying down their lives, they set a seal upon the existence of God. By the blessing of following the Word of God they acquired such special lights as have never been found in others. Such people were not only to be found in ages past, but this group of the elect is ever present in Islām and refutes its opponents by its illumined being. Thus we have proved conclusively that as the Holy Qur'an conveys one to the high grade of intellectual per- fection, in the same way, one attains through it to the stage of perfection in conduct also. The lights and signs of being accepted by God have always appeared and con- tinue to appear in those who have followed this Holy Word and not in others. For a seeker after truth this proof which he can observe with his own eyes is enough, namely, that heavenly blessings and Divine Signs are found only in the perfect followers of the Holy Qur'an and that all other sects, who turn away from revelation, whether Brahmūs, Āryās or Christians, are altogether deprived of this light of truth. We make ourselves re- sponsible for satisfying everyone who denies this, provided such a one, being eager to embrace Islām sin- cerely, should turn to us in complete good faith and steadfastness and sincerity for seeking the truth. [Brāhīn-e-Ahmadiyya, Rūņānī Khazā'in, Vol. 1, pp. 350-352, footnote 11] Prophecies in the Narrated Stories in the Holy Qur'an The stories set out in the Holy Qur'an are in reality prophecies which have been stated in the form of stories. In the Torah, they are merely stories but in the Holy