Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 46
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part three 46 very concept of salvation remains incomplete. For, if one does not have perfect certainty regarding God, the question of salvation does not even arise. Those who do not believe that the Word of God must be peerless, think ill of the All-Wise, [and imagine] out of sheer ignorance, that although He revealed His Books, they have served no purpose and that He did nothing to help mankind reach perfection in faith. Alas, they do not reflect that God’s laws of nature are so encompassing that He has granted uniqueness even to insects that seem to serve no grand purpose. So would not the wisdom of God be open to the criticism that He held back at the most important stage of His creation, putting the whole ark of mankind in danger of capsizing, and leading people to think that He had no interest whatsoever in granting salvation to anyone. Considering that it is a great blasphemy to think about God in this way, the opposite, which befits God’s glory and conforms to man’s needs, must be accepted as true; namely, that in order to grant salvation and complete cognition to mankind, God must have revealed a book which, being peerless, would lead to perfect cognition—something that reason alone cannot do. So let it be known that this Book is the Noble Quran, which not only claims such absolute perfection, but also proves it to [one’s] satisfaction. ن ی تسہ رفاقن آاتفب ملع و د� ن ی ت ی ات ربدنت از امگن وُسےئ � The Furq a n [Holy Quran] is the sun of knowledge and faith, So that it may save you from going astray and may lead you to certainty. ن ی� � لم�ت تسہ رفاقن از دخا لبح ا ن ی� م� ل ّ ااعل رب وُسےئ دنشکت ات The Furq a n is a strong rope of Allah, So that it may pull you to the Lord of all the worlds. تسہ رفاقن روز رونش از دخا اہ د�ی دہ ء روینش ددنہت ات Allah has made the Furq a n shine like a bright day, So that it may bestow upon you spiritual light.