Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 195
Footnote Number Eleven 195 we have not been granted the power to attain that which is beyond our capabilities. If you were to reflect carefully and utilize all logical analyses, it would be clear that we do not even possess a single capability in its per- fection. For example, our physical capabilities depend on our health, and our health depends on many factors, some of which are heavenly and some of which are earthly, yet all of them are completely beyond our capacities. I have made this simple observation in accord with the aptitude of an average person. However, in truth, the extent to which the Sustainer of the universe, on account of His being the Cause of all causes, encompasses all of the capabilities of our exterior and our interior, our beginning and our end, above us and below us, on our right and on our left, in our hearts, our mind, and our souls, is such a deep insight that its essence is beyond the comprehension of human intellect. It is not necessary to delve further into the matter, for what I have stated above is sufficient to refute our opponents and make them understand. In short, the only way of obtaining the grace of the Sustainer of the universe is to seek His protection with all ability, force, and strength. This is not a new way; rather, it is the same way that has been inher- ent within human nature since the beginning. A person who desires to tread along the path of servitude adopts this very path, and the per- son who seeks the grace of God treads this same path, and the person who seeks mercy [of God] obeys these same eternal laws. These are not new ordinances. They are not concocted like the god of Christians. Rather, it is an established law of God which has been in operation since time immemorial, and is the perpetually recurring practice of Allah, the truth of which is manifest to every sincere seeker through multiple experiences. And why should it not be manifest, given that every sensible person can realize what a helpless and weak condition we are in, and how useless and ineffective we are without the help of God. If a Being possessing absolute control were not to take care of us every moment, and if His ra h m a niyyat and ra hi miyyat were not to sustain