Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 6
B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 6 of Islam to people in such a way because the earlier parts of Bar a h i n-e- Ahmadiyya contain many prophecies that are strong evidence for the truth of Islam, but the time had not yet come for those promised Signs of God Almighty to be openly manifested to the world. Every wise per- son can understand that composing miracles and Signs is not within the power of man and, in reality, the single greatest means of recog- nizing a true religion is that blessings and miracles are found in it; for, as I have just said, being a perfect teaching alone is not a sufficiently complete and manifestly clear sign of a true religion that can lead to the highest degree of satisfaction. So, if Almighty God so wills, I shall complete the book by documenting these two types of arguments in this book. Although the manifestation of Signs was promised in the previous parts of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, it was not within my power to manifest any Sign through my own strength, and there were some statements in the earlier parts of the book whose explanation was beyond my ability, but when, after twenty-three years, the time came, all means were made available by God Almighty. Moreover, in conformity with the prom- ise recorded in the previous parts of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, the divine insights and verities of the Holy Quran were disclosed to me, as Allah the Exalted has said: 1 ُنٰمْحَّرلَا َمَّلَع َنٰاْرُقْلا And thus, many a great Sign were manifested. Those who seek God with a sincere heart know well that cognition of God can only be attained through God Himself; they can recognize God only with God, and only God can fulfil His own argument. It is not within man’s control. Man can never attain His nearness merely by cultivating a repugnance for sin through some contrivance, so long 1. It is God the Gracious Who has taught the Quran ( S u rah ar-Ra h m a n, 55:2–3). [Publisher]