Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 107
Footnote Number Eleven — Fifth Objection 107 in the embellishments of this world and took pride in being called chieftains, wealthy and rich, and forgot the true object of existence. On others He bestowed spiritual excellences and divine perfections, and they attained His nearness by immersing themselves completely in the love of the True Beloved and became the favourites of the One God. (After this, He mentions the wisdom underlying the diversity of capacities and the differences in the modes of thinking in human beings. ) 1 اخل ُنْحَن اَنْمَسَق ْمُهَنْيَب ْمُهَتَشْيِعَّم. . . , that is, We have made some rich and others poor, some with fine qualities and others dull, some inclined to one occupation and others to another, to make it easy for some to serve and cooperate with others so that the responsibilities may be shared, and human affairs continue to proceed smoothly. He then goes on to say that, compared to the wealth and provisions of this world, the Book of God is far more beneficial. This is a subtle hint regarding the need for revelation. The explanation of this point is that man, by nature, is a social being and none of his affairs can be carried to comple- tion without cooperation. For instance, take bread, which is essential food for life, and consider all the collaboration and cooperation that is needed for its production. From the stage of cultivating the earth to the stage when a loaf of bread is baked and becomes fit to eat, help from scores of workers is needed. This illustrates how much cooperation and mutual assistance is required in all fields of human activity. It was to fulfil this need that the All-Wise created mankind with different dis- positions and capacities, so that everyone should delightfully occupy himself according to his capacity and inclination. While one would cultivate the land, another would manufacture agricultural tools, some would grind corn, some would irrigate, some would bake bread, some would spin yarn, some would weave cloth, some would keep shop, some would engage in trade or work as employees, and thus everyone would cooperate and help each other. Thus, cooperation is necessary, but this involves dealing with each 1. S u rah az-Zukhruf, 43:33 [Publisher]