Favours of the Gracious God

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

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Favours of the Gracious God — Page 67

67 HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD AS to present such examples from time to time. But before this, it is imperative to set out this extremely valuable principle that, after looking at the landscape of creation, one has to necessarily admit that the primary hallmark of all those things that were created by the hand of God, or which emanated from Him, is that according to their respective rank in creation, they must be devoted to the service of leading to the paths of the recognition of God, and they must make evident the purpose of their existence, either through verbal expression or by virtue of their condition, that they are a means to at - taining the cognisance of God and are servants of His cause. This is because, by casting a profound look at the individual specimens of all creation it is established that the entire enterprise of the universe, appearing in the manner of differing species and forms, is engaged in being a means to recognise God Almighty and the paths that lead to Him. Thus, since the Arabic language emanated from God and issued forth from His mouth, it was imperative that this feature must be found within it so that one may identify with certainty that it is, in reality, among such things which have come into be - ing purely from God Almighty—without any role of human endeavour. Thus, all praise is due to Allah and