Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 260
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part Four 260 These are the five beauties that I have described as a small sample out of many. However, the intrinsic wonders of this s u rah, and its other verities and insights, are so numerous that it would take a large volume to describe even a tiny fraction of them. And the spiritual qualities of this blessed s u rah are so sublime and so wonderful that a seeker after truth is forced to confess that, without doubt, it is the Word of the Omnipotent God. Accordingly, one of these lofty spiritual characteristics of S u rah al - F a ti h ah is that reciting it in one’s prayers with full attention and establishing its teaching in one’s heart, believing it to be really true, plays a major role in the illumination of one’s soul. That is to say, that by it one’s bosom is opened, the darkness of human nature is dispelled, the grace of the Holy Source of grace starts descending upon man, and he is encircled by the light of the acceptance of God until, by mak- ing continuous progress, he is honoured by the converse of God and derives immense benefits from true visions and clear revelations. He joins the rank of those who are close to the Divine and such wonders of inspirations of the unseen, the Indubitable Word, acceptance of prayers, the disclosure of hidden matters, and support of the Reliever of all needs are manifested by him, the like of which cannot be found among others. And if the opponents deny it, and they likely will, then [take note that] the proof of it has been set out in this book. And my humble self is ready to satisfy every seeker after truth, not only from among our opponents, but also those who agree with me nominally and superfi- cially and who are Muslims on the outside but are covered with veils [of disbelief ] and are bodies without souls. In this dark age they do not have certainty of faith in heavenly Signs and regard the revelation of the One True God as impossible and assign it to the category of illusions and evil inspirations. They have formed a very narrow and constricted concept of human progress which is confined to intellectual conjec- tures and flights of fancy. Moreover, they consider God Almighty to be extremely weak and powerless. My humble self submits respectfully