The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 11
Miracles, Signs and Prophecies 11 a miracle is to demonstrate the distinction between the truth and falsehood, or between the truthful and the liar. Such distinguishing phenomenon is called a miracle or a sign. A sign is an essential phenomenon without which it is neither possible to have full faith in the existence of God, nor to reap the fruit that grows out of full conviction. Since the truth of a religion is directly linked to the recognition of God, it is therefore an essential and important prerequisite of a true religion to possess the signs that conclusively and definitively prove His existence. [Brāhīn-e-Aḥmadiyya, part 5, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 21, pp. 59-60]. It is appropriate in this context to address the question that if everything is subject to the eternal laws, or is predetermined, then what is the significance of miracles? It is undoubtedly true that nothing lies outside the eternal laws or the eternal will of God and His decree, whether we are aware of it or not. جَفَّ الْقَلَمُ بِمَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ. And yet the same Divine practice also called the law of nature has made certain things dependent upon others. Likewise, there are certain phenomena which the eternal will has made conditional upon the prayers of the holy ones, and the blessings of their holy breath, and upon their attention, their firm resolve and their glory, and has linked them to the entreaties and supplications of these people. When 4 Whatever is going to happen has been written and the pen has dried. [Publisher]