Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 333
SuB-Footnote Number Three 333 the Divine Word—which is that there is no trace of prophecies found in the Vedas and they are altogether devoid of the news of the unseen, whereas it is essential for a book that is called a Divine Book to mani- fest divine light. That is to say that, as God Almighty is the Knower of the unseen, Omnipotent, Incomparable, and Peerless, so is it necessary that His Word, which is the mirror of His perfect attributes, should provide practical proof of the above-mentioned attributes. It is evident that the ‘illat-e-gh a‘i [ultimate cause] of the descent of Word of God is that, by means of it, one should come to fully know the Being and the attributes of God, and so that man, progressing from reasoning based on conjecture, should attain to the stage of ‘ainul-yaq i n [certainty by sight], and even the stage of h aqqul-yaq i n [true certainty]. It is evident that this stage of knowledge can be attained only if the Word of God does not leave the seeker after truth at the mercy of his reason alone, but, by its own manifestations, makes all doctrines plainly clear. For instance, by making many prophecies and revealing many matters of the unseen and then showing their fulfilment, it should prove to the seeker after truth that God Almighty possesses the attribute of Knower of the unseen. Likewise, it should give its followers the promise of total help and should also fulfil these promises and thus prove to them that God is Powerful and Truthful, and their Helper. But none of these characteristics are found in the Vedas. Provided one approaches the matter with a fair mind and reflects on it with due attention and care, it would be evident to him that none of these Signs are found in the Vedas and they are bereft of the perfection of knowledge for which the Word of God is revealed. Rather, the fact is that the Vedas do not achieve the level of divine cognizance that a wise man achieves on the basis of reason and through which, to the best of his ability and skill, he is able to avoid faltering into any mistake or error. And the teachings of the Vedas are so corrupt and self-evidently false that even a ten year old boy—provided he is not bigoted and stubborn—can testify that they are faulty and a source of misguidance. It should also be borne in mind that the Vedas are altogether devoid