Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 28
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part Four 28 these Quranic subtleties and verities will have to concede, provided he is not totally blind [with prejudice], that the Holy Quran encompasses hundreds of verities and divine insights that Plato and Aristotle could not have even dreamt of. Thus, does it not follow from all of this that the Word of God is a compendium of all of the subtleties of faith? I reiterate that God did not overburden man by adopting this plan; rather, He first invested man with the faculty of observation and then provided him with the means for reflection. These are indeed the very divine favours on account of which man’s star of fortune shines forth, and sets him apart from animals. God has not invested animals with the ability to reflect nor have they ever reflected about anything. So see for yourself whether they have remained in the very same state or not. Moreover, the objection that God has sent His Book for the unlettered and Bedouin (and so it should be at par with their level of understanding) is not valid. First of all, it is false that the Word of God has been revealed for the guidance of only the unlettered. God has Himself declared that this Book has been sent for the reformation of the whole world and people of all dispositions. Just as it addresses the unlettered ones, so does it speak to the Christians, Jews, Magians, Sabians, agnostics and atheists, etc. ; all groups are addressed and it con- tains the refutation to all of their false creeds. It has addressed them all, saying: 1 Part Number 9 — ْلُق اَهُّيَاٰۤي ُساَّنلا ْيِّنِا ُلْوُسَر ِهّٰللا ْمُكْيَلِا اًعْيِمَج Think for yourself. When it is proven that the Holy Quran had to deal with the varying dispositions of the whole world, was it neces- sary or not that it should have manifested its grandeur and truth to every type of human nature and should have removed every kind of doubt? Moreover, although it is true that the unlettered are also among 1. Say, ‘O mankind! truly I am a Messenger to you all from Allah…’ ( S u rah al- A‘r a f, 7: 159). [Publisher]