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33 truth thereby arrive at full certainty. This is the Way of All a h, to guide to which Prophets have appeared in the world and without treading along which no one can arrive at true and perfect understanding; but an unfortunate dry philosopher is so much in a hurry that he desires that whatever has to be disclosed should be disclosed at the stage of reason. He does not know that reason cannot carry a burden beyond its strength, nor can it step forward further than its capacity. He does not reflect that to carry a person to his desired excellence God Almighty has Bestowed upon him not only the faculty of reason but also the faculty of receiving revelation. It is the height of misfortune to make use of only the elementary means out of those that God has, out of His Perfect Wisdom, Bestowed upon man for the purpose of recognizing God. ( Surmah Chashm-e- A ryah , pp. 40-41, R uha n i Khaz a’ in , vol. 2, pp. 88-89) Review A Christian paper, N u r Afsh an , Amritsar, wrote a review in its issue of January 6, 1887: "To speak the truth, this book, Surmah Chashm-e- A ryah , has completely exposed the A ryah Sam a j, and it has destroyed the A ryah Sam a j. It is true and just to say that it is impossible to refute the conclusive arguments given by the author in the book. " Maulav i Muhammad H ussain Bat a lv i devoted four pages of his journal, ( Ish a ‘atus-Sunnah vol. 9, nos. 5 & 6, pp. 145-58) to this book and instead of commenting on it, he gave extensive quotations which he said spoke for themselves. The A ryah Sam a j made futile attempts by publishing a tract entitled, Surmah Chashm-e- A ryah k i H aq i qat aur fan fraib Ghul a m Ahmad k i Kaifiyyat , and they became so desperate that they threatened to murder Hadrat Ahmad as within three years.