The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 385
The Holy Qur'an 385 and are honoured with the converse of God. Their supplications are accepted by God Almighty, and He responds to them with love and mercy, and He informs them of some hidden mysteries as He informs the Prophets and distinguishes them from other people by bestowing upon them signs of His support and help. This is also a sign which will continue till the Day of Judgement among the Muslims. It has been manifested throughout and is present even today. There are today among the Muslims people whom God the Glorious, through His special support, honours with true revelation and visions relating to hidden matters. . O ye who are seekers after truth! and O ye who are hungry and thirsty for true signs!! consider justly and with a pure vision of what high degree are the signs which God. Almighty has set forth in the Holy Qur'an and how they are present and perceptible in every age. The miracles of previous Prophets are now mere stories and we do not know to what degree they are true. [Taşdīq-un-Nabi, pp. 20-23 or Maktūbāt-e-Ahmadiyya, Vol. 3, pp. 49-53]. The miracles and extraordinary signs of the Holy Qur'ān are of four types; (1) miracles relating to the intellect; (2) miracles relating to knowledge; (3) miracles relating to spiritual blessings; and (4) miracles relating to external causes. . The first three are miracles of the inherent qualities of the. Holy Qur'ān. They are very grand and are susceptible of obvious proof. They can be witnessed in every age like visible realities, but the fourth kind are external matters which are not inherent in the Holy Qur'an. Of these is the miracle of the splitting of the moon. The true excellence and beauty of the Holy Qur'an are exhibited in the first