Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 61
S IGN S OF T HE T RU E FAIT H 61 hundred corpses should rise from the dead bringing with them both the fruits of Paradise and the flames of Hell’s fire as they go from town to town testifying to the truth of a Prophet who is, at that moment, present among his people, and the people should recognize them as actually having died while now being brought back to life as they raise hue and cry through their sermons and lectures that this person who claims prophethood is, in fact, truthful. So remember that such mir- acles have never been manifested, nor will they ever manifest in the future until the Day of Judgment. Anyone who claims that such mir- acles have ever been manifested, is simply deluded by baseless myths and is totally unaware of the way of Allah. Had such miracles ever hap- pened, this world would cease to be what it is, and all veils would have been lifted, leaving faith with no reward whatsoever. Keep in mind that miracles are only granted to the men of God to demonstrate the difference between truth and falsehood. The real purpose of a miracle is none other than that a distinction between a truthful one and a liar be established in the view of the wise and just, and a miracle is manifested only to the extent that is sufficient to establish such distinction. And this extent is determined by the need of the time, and, besides, the nature of the miracles also corresponds to the condition of that age. It does not mean that whenever a preju- diced, ignorant, and evil - minded person demands a miracle, it must be shown no matter how contrary it is to divine wisdom or the need of the moment. Were it so, it would be as harmful to one’s own faith as it would be contrary to divine wisdom. For, if the realm of miracles were to be stretched to the extent that whatever has been put off until the Day of Resurrection can be entirely witnessed in this world, then no difference would be left between this world and the Hereafter. It is due to this very difference that reward is earned for the righteous actions and true beliefs adopted in this world, but if the same beliefs and actions are adopted in the Hereafter, they will not earn even one iota of reward. As declared in the Scriptures of all Prophets as well as in the Holy Quran, no belief or deed will be of any avail on the Day of