Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 44
NU S R AT U L- H AQ Q — HE L P OF G OD 44 a true believer in the Holy Quran does not—like the philosophers— merely hold on to the conjecture that there ‘ought to be’ a Creator for this most ingenious universe; rather, acquiring a personal insight and being honoured with a holy vision, he sees with the eye of certainty that that Creator ‘actually exists. ’ He who is bestowed the light of this Holy Word does not merely guess like those who rely upon dry reason alone that God is One with- out partner, but through hundreds of brilliant Signs which grasp him by the hand and pull him out of the darkness, such a person actually witnesses for himself that—in reality—God has no associate in His Being or in His attributes. And not only this; such a one is able to prac- tically demonstrate to the world that he believes God to actually be such, and the majesty of the Oneness of God so fills his heart that in his estimation—when placed in contrast to the will of Allah—the whole world amounts to no more than a dead insect and indeed to nothing at all. Human nature is like a tree, the branches of a part of which are immersed in a pit full of filth and urine, while the branches of the other part lie in a pool that is full of fine fragrances like that of keorha 1 and roses and the like. When a wind blows from either side, it causes either the scent or the stench to spread as the case may be. Similarly, the wind of carnal passions spreads the stench, while the breeze of divine grace gives form and manifestation to the hidden fragrance. Thus, if the divine breeze—which descends from heaven—is obstructed, being battered from all directions by the fierce and forceful winds of human carnal passions, man becomes buried under their stench, and thus, turns his back on God Almighty, becoming the very embodiment of Satan, and is cast among the lowest of the low. No virtue remains in him and he ultimately perishes due to the poisons of infidelity, disobe- dience, transgression, sinfulness, and all kinds of corruption. The life of 1. A plant ( Pandanus odoratissimus ) with a strong-scented flower that is native to South and South East Asia. [Publisher]