Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 34
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part three 34 anyone who desires to start the debate, should first publish a clear state- ment in a newspaper stating with utmost sincerity that his sole purpose is to find the truth, and in case he is fully satisfied with the answer, he is ready to embrace Islam. Otherwise, it is a waste of time to pay atten- tion to anyone who does not sincerely seek the truth, and whose heart is devoid of fear of God, and who, because of his inner wickedness, indulges in idle talk like mischief-makers. Another proof of the matchlessness of the Holy Quran that can be readily understood by every seeker after truth is that, in addition to its brevity and despite its comprehensiveness of all truth and wisdom, which has been mentioned above, its style is profoundly eloquent, balanced, delicate, soft, and awe-inspiring. Even if a zealous critic and staunch opponent of Islam, who is also well-versed in Arabic writing and com- position, were categorically commanded by a ruler having full author- ity, to produce the like of the Holy Quran in, say, twenty years—which amounts to a lifetime of effort—under the penalty of death, he will fail to do so. Nay, even if he is told to take just a few lines from the Quran and try to match or excel them in such a way that his text should not only comprise all the truths and verities contained in the relevant portion of the Quran, but should also be equally eloquent, even then, in spite of his undying enmity, fear of being disgraced as well as of death, he can never have the power to produce anything like it, even if he were to summon to his aid hundreds of linguists and writers from around the world. The above-mentioned example is not an imaginary illustration or a baseless supposition. Rather, this is an established fact that was put to the test at the time [of the revelation] of the Holy Quran itself, and its truth has been proved to every seeker after truth up to this day. And even now if any seeker after truth wishes to witness this Quranic mir- acle first-hand, I take it upon myself to very easily prove it to his satis- faction. To verify this statement and to distinguish between truth and falsehood is not at all difficult. It is not something that requires any expense, or loss of any other kind. The seeker after truth needs only to choose any topic of his choice from anywhere in the Holy Quran and