Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 8
8 the world today as ever before. His attributes are never held in abeyance. He forever manifests His power. 4. We believe that angels are one of God’s creations. They follow the law laid down in the Quran: 9 َنْوُلَعْفَي اَم َنْوُرَمْؤُي They do what they are commanded. God, in His perfect wisdom, created them for various pur - poses. Their existence is real and references to them are not merely metaphorical. They are dependent on God in the same way as human beings and all other creatures are. God is not dependent on them for the manifestation of His power. Had He so willed, He would have expressed His will without hav - ing created them, but His perfect wisdom willed their creation and so they came to be. Just as God is not dependent on the sun to illuminate the eyes or on bread to fill the bellies, so is He not dependent on angels to manifest His will. 5. We believe that God speaks to His chosen servants and reveals to them His will. Such Revelation is in the form of special words so that the person to whom it is revealed has no part in it. The recipient provides neither the meaning nor the words of the Revelation; both come from God. Only such Revelation provides true sustenance for man and only through it does he come into contact with God. Such Revelation is without par - allel in its power and majesty. No human can create the like of it. It brings countless treasures of knowledge. It is like a mine: