Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 24
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part Four 24 someone’s mind regarding the wonders of divine creations and their subtle and hidden qualities—is that undoubtedly the natural law of God, with respect to all of His creation and everything that proceeds forth from Him, is that He has not contented Himself with won- ders that are easy to comprehend. Rather, He has concealed within everything (that has come into existence through the power of His hand) subtle wonders (that are extremely deep and profound). But, to regard this work of God as being frivolous and useless is the height of ignorance. It should be borne in mind that, unlike other animals, God has not created man with the nature that his knowledge should remain limited and confined to merely a few obvious, tangible facts, but has endowed him with the ability to continue making unlimited progress in knowl- edge through observation and reflection. It was for this very reason that he has been endowed with the pearl of wisdom—a lamp that provides illumination during the night [of ignorance]—which has not been given to other animals. It is obvious that if all these divine wonders and marvels had been plainly clear and manifest, requiring no observation and reflection whatsoever, then what are the things that man—whose excellence depends upon the perfection of his faculties of observation and reflection—could observe and reflect upon? And if he were not to observe and reflect, how could he attain perfection? And since the very humanity of man depends upon his use of the faculty of reflection, the All-Wise God has kept many subtle verities and facts concealed in such a way that, until man employs his God-given faculties with the utmost diligence, these subtle verities are not disclosed. What the All- Wise God desires by this is that man’s path to progress should remain open and he should attain the bliss for which he has been created. In short, everything that emanates from God is not limited to obvious phenomena; the deeper you delve into them, the greater the subtleties you discover. Now that it has been proven that the general law of nature regard- ing all things that emanate from God is that they are full of subtle