Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 65
Section One 65 magnificence of light dawns upon the very person who is aware of the existence of darkness. He then says that We gradually dispel darkness with light so that those languishing in darkness may slowly adapt them- selves to benefitting from this light, and to prevent the confusion and dread that can be expected from the sudden change. Similarly, when the world is shrouded in spiritual darkness, the Sun of Truth arises from God Almighty to benefit mankind with light and to demonstrate the difference that exists between light and darkness, and then it grad- ually continues to rise upon the earth [ S u rah al-Furq a n, 25:46–48]. He then says that it is the natural law of God Almighty that when the earth dies, He once again grants a new life to the earth. We have related these Signs clearly so that people may reflect and understand [ S u rah al- H ad i d, 57:18]. In these verses, Allah the Almighty has presented the argument for the necessity of the Holy Quran’s revelation and its divine origin that the Holy Quran has been revealed at a time when the people of every nation had abandoned the principles of truth, and there was no religion on the face of the earth that had remained unaltered and established upon the principles of divine cognizance, purity of faith, and right- eous conduct; rather, all faiths had been corrupted, and various kinds of distortions had found their way into every single religion. People themselves had become so infatuated with the world that they had no desire except pursuing material pleasures and seeking worldly fame, worldly comforts, worldly prestige, worldly pleasures, and worldly wealth and possession. They had became totally devoid and bereft of the love, pleasure, and delight of God Almighty. Customs and rituals were taken to be religion. Therefore, God—whose law of nature is that He comes to the aid of His humble servants at the time of trial and tribulation, and sends down the rain of mercy to relieve the suffering of His servants when they are close to annihilation owing to some severe hardship, such as a drought etc. —did not desire that His creation