Selections from the Writings of the Promised Messiah

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

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Selections from the Writings of the Promised Messiah — Page 38

Who is the Source of this veritable, river of Radiance! Of faith in the Unity of God; the plant indeed, had started to wither away and die; When, all of a sudden this limpid spring burst into being, and began to flow! O Lord! Does Thy Word constitute only a book? Or is it a universe in itself? For, whatsoever was indispensable for mankind, for progress of the human mind we find amply provided in this marvellous Scripture! Over the whole world, I have let my thoughts range in a diligent search; And I have tried every shop in the market place: But of the wine of true Gnosis, of true comprehension, I have found but one single flask! It is not possible to liken this light to anything: 38