Favours of the Gracious God — Page 145
145 HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD AS language and the centre of all creation. As such if this is the case, then it is also proven that Arabic is the mother of all tongues because Makkah is the mother of all places from the beginning of creation. It is also established that the Qur’an is the mother of all the pure scriptures, which is why it was revealed in a perfect language that is all- encompassing. The wisdom latent in divine will required that His Perfect Book, which is the seal of all books, may be revealed in a dialect that is the origin of tongues and is the mother of all languages of creation—such a language is indeed Arabic, plain and clear. And you have already heard that, in the Holy Qur’an, Allah has proclaimed eloquence and fluency as the characteristic features of Arabic and has named it ٌ ض �ْ ی �ِ ج �ُم ٌّ ی �ِ ج عَر�َ [Arabic, plain and clear]. Thus, such a statement points towards the eloquence inherent in this tongue and points to its lofty rank in the sight of the Most Gracious. God Almighty has not characterised other tongues with this quality; rather He has not even attributed those tongues to Himself, instead, He has named them ٌّ ی أَع�ْج َم�ِ [ A‘jamiyyun —destitute of the faculty of speech]. Thus, you should ponder this matter if you are pure. Blessed are those who reflect. The Torah did not make such a claim, nor did the