Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 393
APPE N DI X to B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 393 Almighty and no one else beside that One—who has no associate—has the power to exhibit them. And apart from this, I have been bestowed knowledge of the Quran and the true meanings of a ha d i th [pl. hadith] have been dis- closed to me. Why then should I give up such a bright path and adopt the path of ruin? What I say is based on enlightened conviction and what you say is only speculation. 1 َّنِا َّنَّظلا اَل ْيِنْغُي َنِم ِّقَحْلا أًـْيَش And the example of this is like that of a blind person plunging along on uneven ground in the darkness, not knowing where his foot lands. How shall I then exchange the light that has been bestowed upon me for darkness? I find that God hears my prayers, displays great Signs in my support, talks to me, and discloses the secrets of the hidden to me, helps me with His powerful hand against my enemies, and bestows vic- tory upon me in every conflict, and gives me knowledge of the deeper meanings and verities of the Holy Quran. Then, whom should I accept if I leave such a Powerful and Supreme God? I know with complete conviction that God is the very same Powerful God, who has manifested Himself to me and who has enlightened me of His existence and His Word and His Work. And I fully believe that the manifestations of His power which I see, and the knowledge of the hidden that He discloses to me, and the Strong Hand from which I receive help at every time of danger, are all the manifes- tations of that same Perfect and True God who created Adam as , and appeared to N uh as , and showed the miracle of the flood. He indeed is the same who helped M u s a as when Pharaoh was about to destroy him, and He indeed is the same God who bestowed complete victory on Hadrat Muhammad, Chief of the Messengers, may peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him, guarding him against the designs of the 1. Conjecture avails naught against truth ( S u rah an-Najm, 53:29). [Publisher]