Favours of the Gracious God — Page 95
95 HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD AS her blood. Thus, all this is embodied in the meaning of the word abun. 3. Derived from اء ج ا� [ Ab a’] : because ab a’ refers to a reed and since the reproductive organ of a male resembles a reed, he is known as abun meaning father. 4. Originated from ab i as ab i refers to the cessa - tion of carnal passion just as a man’s sexual urge ends after satisfaction, therefore, this aspect is also embodied in the meaning of abun. In short, these are four dimensions of meaning that are found in the natural laws pertaining to fatherhood. Thus, it is on account of these [meanings] that abun became abun. And now, when the reason for abun being named as such has become known, the reason behind the words used in its stead in other languages, e. g. b a p , or father, or pidar , or pit a etc. also become known, for such words have all emerged from Arabic and are a dis - torted form it. Now one ought to ponder with a sense of shame and modesty as to whether such a word, the meanings of which are discussed above, can be applied to God Almighty? If the question is raised that why did the earlier Scrip - tures use this word in reference to God? The answer is