Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 113
Footnote Number Eleven — Sixth Objection 113 1 Part Number 15— َّنِا َعْمَّسلا َو َرَصَبْلا َو َداَؤُفْلا ُّلُك َكِٕىٰٓلوُا َناَك ُهْنَع اًلْؤُـْسَم That is, the ears, the eyes, the heart, and all other organs and faculties possessed by man shall be called to account whether they were used improperly; he will be questioned for every shortfall or excess or for taking an extreme course. Just look at how expressly and emphatically the Word of God has directed that all human organs and faculties be employed on the path of goodness and virtue, and the complete and elaborate exposition it gives for the right and balanced functioning of all faculties, so that no ambiguity or confusion is left. Can these exposi- tions and explanations be ascertained by reading any page of the book of nature. Certainly not. Then, think for yourself, which is the open book—this one or that one. And which of them prescribes the limits and the proper use of natural inclinations. Gentlemen!! Had gestures alone been sufficient why should man have been invested with a tongue. How can He who bestowed the tongue upon you not possess the power of speech Himself, and how can He who has taught you to speak be incapable of speaking Himself. Is it proper to say of Him who manifested His Omnipotence by creat- ing the whole universe without the aid of any matter, and without the need of builders, labourers or carpenters, but only through His will, that He does not possess the power of speech, or that He has the power but, out of miserliness, He has deprived man of the grace of His word. Is it right to think of the Omnipotent God as possessing lesser powers than animals, the humblest of which, with its sound, is capa- ble of making its presence known to another animal with certainty. Even a housefly can inform other flies of its coming by its buzzing. But according to you—God forbid—the Omnipotent God does not even possess the ability equal to a housefly. As you say clearly that He has never opened His mouth and has never possessed the faculty of speech, you might as well say that He is imperfect and defective in that His 1. S u rah Ban i Isr a ’ i l , 17:37 [Publisher]