Muhammad The Great Exemplar — Page 26
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 26 explained they were as integral a part of the spiritual and corporeal working of the universe as those elements and particles which can be observed by humans. The angels cannot be equated with those who attend the court of a temporal king, rather they are the first link in the process of creation and thereby fulfil the commandments of a transcendent and immaterial God. They are the basis of both the material and spiritual realm, and just as a building cannot be raised without foundations, the universe cannot exist without the angels. The Holy Prophet sa made the laws of nature so simple to understand that scientists who inquire into the causes and effects of the material world; philosophers who devise theories on the basis of rational thought; sufis who devote themselves to spiritual pursuits; and members of the public who look at the world in more basic terms, were able to comprehend them. All such people gained insight into these matters in accordance with their own [intellectual] capacity. Their investigations led them to satisfaction and established the truth of the claim of the Holy Prophet sa. One cannot doubt the truth of a matter which is examined from all angles, and always produces the same result. The Holy Prophet sa used the laws of nature to explain the need for messengers of God and for divine discourse. [For example], he demonstrated that when