Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 242
242 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad because on the one hand God states that those for whom there is a decree are not returned; so how then can it be said that the dead can be brought back to life again. If the Messiah really revived those who were physically dead, the Holy Quran would have said in his relation that ْی ٰ � ِف َ ْو َ ِت ُ َم ْ َاَل ِ ْی ْ َح ُ ْی (He gave life to the physically dead) because the word tawaffa is used for the taking of the soul; spiritual death can also occur before this. Moreover, the word tawaffa has been used to indicate that after a person dies their soul lives on after it is retained by Allah the Exalted. So how astonishing and disappointing indeed that people do not fully reflect when discussing the miracles of the Messiah. If such people were to read the Holy Quran carefully and observe the way of Allah, this issue would not have been dif - ficult to understand. The Miracles of Prophets are Appropriate for their Era Accurate historical accounts are a marvellous teacher. From them we learn that the miracles of every Prophet are of a nature that accords with what is renowned and prevalent at the time. In the time of Moses, peace be upon him, the occult was widely prevalent among the people. Therefore, the miracle that he was given rendered vain their acts of sorcery. In the time of our Noble Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, eloquence and articulacy of language was prev - alent, therefore the Holy Prophet sas was given the Holy Quran as a miracle of the same nature. This method was employed because the poets of the time were deemed spellbinding in their use of words, and their speech wielded such influ - ence that they could have people do anything they wished by saying a few verses. Even today, the British use the trumpet to rouse the people. So they had their language, which could infuse bravery and strength into the people. In all of their endeavours, they would make use of verse. They were true to the description: 1 َُْوَْن َم ِهِْيْ َـ ُي ٍ َد ِ َوَا ْل ُـ ْك ْ ي ِـ َف They wander distracted in every valley. Therefore, in that era it was necessary for God Almighty to send down His Word. So God Almighty revealed His Word, and it was in this very form that He mani - fested His miracle, when He addressed these people and said: 1 ash-Shu’ara, 26:226 ٖ ٗه ِ ُل ِْثْ َم ْ ُن ِ َم ٍٍَة ُر ُْوْ ْس ِ ْب ُْْو َّت ْ ََف َ َّن ِ ْد َْبْ ِع َٰٰل ِع َ ْن ََّْزَْل َّن َ َم ِ َم ٍٍْب ُي َ ُر ْ ِ َف ْ ُم ُُكُْنُْت ْ َن ِ