Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 262
B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 262 He did not say ٖ فَاْتُوْا بِآیَۃ ٍ مِّن ْ مِّثْلِہ [‘Produce a verse like it’] or. ٖ فَاْتُوْا بِكَلِمَۃ ٍ مِّن ْ مِّثْلِہ [‘Produce a sentence like it’]. And, in reality, it is true that the Words of God, taken separately, are indeed those very words that issued forth from the tongues of disbelievers, but they took on a miraculous form as a whole through their beautiful eloquence, structured symmetry, and other characteristics. And the same is true of the miracles inherent in Works of God Almighty. They acquire their miraculous nature when viewed as a whole, just as His Words become miraculous when seen as a whole. Nevertheless, even the short phrases that issue forth from the mouth of God are absolutely distinct from human phrases on account of the lofty meanings that are inherent within them. And though man may not succeed in penetrating their hidden mysteries, they do possess an inherent light in which lies their true spirit. For instance, the above words: 1 َكَرٰبَتَف ُهّٰللا ُنَسْحَا َنْيِقِلٰخْلا have a distinct quality on account of their relation to the preceding verses. In other words, they possess a spiritual philosophy which is in itself a miracle, the like of which is not found in the words of man. To elaborate, in the beginning of S u rah al-Mu’min u n, which con- tains the verse: 2 َكَرٰبَتَف ُهّٰللا ُنَسْحَا َنْيِقِلٰخْلا God speaks of how man passes through the six stages essential for his progress to reach his physical and spiritual perfection. God has divided 1. So blessed be Allah, the Best of creators ( S u rah al-Mu’min u n, 23:15). [Publisher] 2. So blessed be Allah, the Best of creators ( S u rah al-Mu’min u n, 23:15). [Publisher]