Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 263
Footnote Number Eleven 263 He safeguard the one whose heart is imbued with His love from being reincarnated continuously as a dog or cat [etc. ]. Alas, the Pundit did not rid himself of this despicable creed, and he accepted the humiliation and debasement of his elders, avatars, et al. , but did not abandon this unholy doctrine. To his last breath, he held on to the conjecture that no matter how great an avatar, or Ram Chandar or Krishna, or even the one to whom the Vedas were revealed, Parmeshwar is not pleased to grant them eternal grace; rather, having once made them avatars, He will continuously turn them into worms and insects. He is so callous that He has no regard for adoration and love, and is so weak that He does not have the slightest power to create anything Himself. This was the Pundit’s cherished belief which was refuted with powerful arguments and it was proven to him that God is in no way deficient or imperfect; indeed, He is the Source of all grace and comprehends all excellences, combines in Himself all perfect attributes, and is One without partner in His Being, attributes, and being worthy of worship. Thereafter, he was also admonished of the divine origin of Islam through two registered letters containing vivid arguments. In the sec- ond letter, he was told that Islam is the faith which perpetually pos- sesses twofold proof of its divine origin: (1) rational arguments which prove that the wall of Islam’s true principles is as strong and impregna- ble as a fortified rampart; and (2) heavenly Signs, divine support, dis- closure of the unseen, divine revelation and discourse, and other super- normal phenomena that are manifested by the true followers of Islam and which bring true salvation to a true believer in this very world. These two types of proof are not possessed by those outside Islam, nor do they have the power to compete with them, but their existence is established in Islam. [I wrote to him] that if he was in doubt about any of these kinds of proof, let him come here to Qadian and satisfy himself. I even wrote to the Pundit that I would be responsible for the normal travel costs and reasonable expenses for food. This letter was also shown to some of his fellow A ryas and the receipt of the two