Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Parts I & II — Page 112
112 BAr a h i n-e-a h madiyya Christians are emerging who, on account of their pure nature and takes Hadrat ‘ I s a [Jesus] to be the special son of God, his tongue is loosened against all Prophets. Matters have been made even worse by certain Gospel statements in which all Prophets prior to Hadrat M as ih [Jesus], may peace be on him, are described as ‘thieves and robbers. ’ Such conceited remarks could never be attributed to a righteous per- son, let alone Jesus, who was so meek, humble and selfless that he did not allow anyone to call him good. h ow then could such haughty and disparaging words be attributed to him? No doubt, if we call God’s noble Prophets thieves and robbers, we ourselves would be a thousand times worse. If the hearts upon which holy revelation descended were not holy, how could they be deemed fit to receive the holy revelation? Maligning God’s chosen ones is nothing but a cruel attempt at decep- tion. It is pitiful, indeed, that the very people who are in thrall to their egos, and are engrossed in what is wholly mundane, should utter de- rogatory remarks about the elect of God. Brothers! You must believe the Prophets to be holy, virtuous and perfect so that the Books that descended upon them may also be regarded as holy, for how could the h oly Books be revealed to impure hearts? c an the datura [stra- monium] plant bear grapes, or can the a kk [swallow-wort] produce figs? If you find the water of a spring pure and clean, then its source must also be considered pure and clean. Moreover, if those Prophets were not God’s most loyal and righteous servants, this would expose God to the objection that h e is unable to tell a true gem from a false one. In that case, it would have to be admitted, God forbid, that like the evil-disposed people, God is in league with thieves and robbers. Just think whether these holy people, who act as bridges between God and man and spread heavenly light in the world, ought to be perfect or imperfect, truthful or liars? If the Prophets themselves failed in their final objective—which was to establish people on true doctrines and appropriate conduct—who would have listened to them and how could their words have had any effect? To them even the illiterate would retort, ‘Physician, heal thyself. ’ Besides, what kind of justice, decency, or piety is it to speak with such disrespect and indignity of God’s Messengers as if they were some sort of low menial workers and, at the same time, not settling for anything less than a stream of praise when speaking of worldly people. Is it fair to stand up in honour of