Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 92
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part three 92 ُهْسَسْمَت ٌراَن١ؕ ٌرْوُن ىٰلَع ٍرْوُن١ؕ يِدْهَي ُهّٰللا ٖهِرْوُنِل ْنَم ُءٓاَشَّي١ؕ َو ُبِرْضَي ُهّٰللا َلاَثْمَاْلا ِساَّنلِل١ؕ َو ُهّٰللا ِّلُكِب 1 Part Number 18— ٍءْيَش ٌمْيِلَع Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. That is to say, every light that is visible in the heights or in the depths, whether in souls or bodies, whether innate or acquired, whether overt or covert, whether internal or external, is a bounty of His grace. This is an indication that the general grace of Hadrat Rabbul- ‘ A lam i n [Lord of all the worlds] encompasses everything and that nothing is deprived of His grace. He is the Source of all grace and the ultimate Cause of all light and the Fountainhead of all mercies. His True Being is the support of the whole universe and the refuge of all high and low. It is He who brought everything out of the darkness of nothingness and bestowed upon it the robe of existence. There is no other being that exists in its own right, or is eternal, or is not the recip- ient of His grace. The earth and the heavens, mankind and animals, stones and trees, and souls and bodies—all owe their existence to His grace. This is the general grace mentioned in the verse: 2 ُهّٰللَا ُرْوُن ِتٰوٰمَّسلا َو ِضْرَاْلا This is the grace that encompasses everything like a circle. There is no pre-condition for being the beneficiary of this grace. As compared with this, there is a special grace, which is conditional and is bestowed only upon those select individuals who have the abil- ity and capacity to receive it; namely, the perfect individuals known as Prophets, peace be upon them—the best and highest of whom is Hadrat Muhammad Mu st af a [the Chosen One], the personification of all forms of grace, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. This 1. S u rah an-N u r, 24:36 [Publisher] 2. Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth ( S u rah an-N u r, 24:36). [Publisher]