Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 264
264 nor will those of high intellect find it uninteresting or incapable of fulfilling their higher intellectual needs. The sixth principle revealed to the Promised Messiah as regard - ing the Holy Quran was that, in addition to spiritual knowledge, it also imparts necessary knowledge about the material realm. As this knowledge is being revealed more and more with time, peo - ple’s faith also continues to be revived and strengthened in every age. The seventh principle imparted to the Promised Messiah as was one through which we can interpret the Holy Quran without fall - ing into error. When these principles are employed, they reveal new insights into the teachings of the Holy Quran and the reader experiences a new ecstasy each time he reads the Word of God. The eighth basic principle imparted to the Promised Messiah as was regarding all the stages of spiritual progress that have been described in the Holy Quran. People had discovered some of this knowledge through their own study and reflection but some - times they would be mistaken. The Promised Messiah as was given knowledge of them from the Holy Quran and it was revealed to him that the Holy Quran has enumerated all the stages of spiritual progress, from the lowest to the highest, and that by following these steps anyone can reach God and enjoy the fruits of faith along the way. This knowledge was not available to the people of the past because, even though they derived some of this knowl - edge from certain verses of the Holy Quran, they were not holis - tically aware of all the steps of spiritual progress described in the Holy Book. The ninth principle disclosed to the Promised Messiah as was that the whole of the Quran—its every verse, chapter, and