Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 36
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part Four 36 by those who make predictions on the basis of dreams, and by astrolo- gers, etc. That is to say, they should possess such a surge of the perfect glory of God Almighty and such a magnificent display of His mani- festation as clearly signifies His special grace. Moreover, they should bear news of such succour foretelling, in complete detail, one’s own vic- tory and the opponent’s defeat, one’s own honour and the opponent’s humiliation, and one’s own good fortune and the opponent’s decline. I shall elaborate at the relevant place—and to some extent I have already stated—that these sublime prophecies are the exclusive prerogative of the Holy Quran and are such that their study opens for us a whole new world of divine glory. Seventh Preliminary Point The totality of fine verities pertaining to the science of religion and all of the sciences pertaining to the subtleties of the subject of divinity, and conclusive arguments relating to the principles of truth, together with the mysteries and insights that are set out in the Holy Quran, are, in themselves, such that human faculties are unable to discover them collectively, nor can the intellect of any wise man foresee them on its own. By reflecting upon the past ages in confirmation of this point, it is proven that there has never been a sage or a philosopher who was able to discover all of these sciences and insights. But in this case there is a wonder upon wonders. That is, those sciences and insights were bestowed upon one who was unlettered, and could not read or write at all; who had never even seen a school in his entire life, nor read a single word of any book, nor had been afforded the company of any learned or wise person. On the contrary, he lived his entire life among unciv- ilized and barbaric people; he was born and raised among them and kept company with them. The Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, being unlettered is a matter so patent that no historian of Islam is unaware of it. Since this point will be very helpful