Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 70
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part Four 70 they are committing a serious error in contenting themselves with rational thinking alone. There are countless mysteries in the path of divine cognition that cannot be discovered by man’s weak and murky reason, and rational ability—on account of its own utter frailty—can never ascertain the heights of divine mysteries. There is no other ladder besides the lofty Word of God to reach that height. Anyone who seeks God with heart- felt sincerity requires this very ladder, and until the time that firm and high-reaching ladder is taken as the means of his progress, man can never ascend the lofty minaret of divine cognizance; but rather, he remains in the clutches of dark and obscure ideas that are unsatisfying and far removed from the truth. Due to the lack of this divine cogni- zance, all of his knowledge remains defective and incomplete; for, just as a needle without thread is useless and worthless—incapable of sew- ing—so is rational philosophy absolutely unreliable, unstable, incon- stant, and baseless without support from the Word of God: وبد ن ی ب وچ� ادتساللیاں اپےئ وبد ن ی� مک� ت � ےب تخس ن ی ب وچ� اپےئ The rationalists have wooden feet, And wooden feet are a very weak support indeed.