Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 203
Sub-Footnote Number One 203 unseen becomes the eyes and ears of a person, will that person not attain the light of certainty of divine knowledge, and can he remain lost in conjectures. Rest assured that the doors leading to God are opened to the true ones, according to the degree of their devotion. There is no dearth of His bounties, no meanness in His nature, no end to His blessings and no limit to progress in His cognition. It is true that He first bestowed the gift of the revelation of the unseen and definite and perfect divine knowledge upon His chosen Messengers, but then He taught to pray: 1 اَنِدْهِا َطاَرِّصلا َمْيِقَتْسُمْلا َطاَرِص َنْيِذَّلا َتْمَعْنَا ْمِهْيَلَع And thus He gave all His true seekers the glad tiding that, by follow- ing their beloved Prophet, they too can attain the manifest and hidden knowledge that has hitherto been the share of the Prophets alone. It is in this sense that the Muslim ulema have been declared heirs to the Prophets. They could not have deserved this title if they did not inherit the hidden knowledge. Did the Holy Prophet not say that there would be mu h addath i n [recipients of divine revelation] in this ummah. Moreover, Allah the Almighty says: 2 َو َنْيِذَّلا اْوُدَهاَج اَنْيِف ْمُهَّنَيِدْهَنَل اَنَلُبُس And: 3 َو ْلُق ِّبَّر ْيِنْدِز اًمْلِع 1. Guide us in the right path—the path of those on whom You have bestowed Your blessings ( S u rah al-F a ti h ah, 1:6–7). [Publisher] 2. And as for those who strive in Our path—We will surely guide them in Our ways ( S u rah al-‘Ankab u t, 29:70). [Publisher] 3. And say, ‘O my Lord, increase me in knowledge’ ( S u rah Ta H a, 20:115). [Publisher]