Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 25
Chapter One 25 verities and profound mysteries, the same law will compel a sensible person to admit that the Word of God, too, should not be devoid of subtle verities but should contain them all the more, because it is the Word of God and the repository of the eternal knowledge of the All-Wise, which He has made the instrument possessing the means to regulate all of the laws of nature that exist in the heavens and the earth. Had it [the Word of God] been imperfect, how could it accom- plish such momentous tasks? If it could not free man from all, but only some of his faults, this would be tantamount to deserting him in the middle of a journey before taking him to his destination. In short, when God’s law of nature (which applies to everything that emanates from Him) establishes that God Almighty has certainly placed deep subtleties in all of these things and has not limited them to the obvi- ous phenomena, this is enough to expose the falsehood of those who claim that the word of God should only contain such injunctions as can be easily understood, and that there should not be, nor are there, any subtle and profound verities in them. In order to reinforce their notion, they have made an argument in this matter which states that the Scriptures are revealed only for the ignorant, the less intelligent, the unlettered, and the Bedouin; and, hence, their teachings should be in accordance with their mental level, since the unlettered cannot benefit from subtle points, nor can they know anything about them. Let it be clear, however, that this notion grips their minds solely on account of their short-sightedness, and this low and insignificant view of theirs reeks of the utmost folly and ignorance. I wish they had pon- dered over the Word of God so that they would realize that to entertain such a suspicion against God’s Holy and Perfect Word amounts to throwing dust in the face of the moon. Even now, if such people peruse this book and reflect with an open mind over the hundreds of pro- found insights and subtle verities of the Divine Word, which I have comprehensively detailed at their appropriate places in this book, this