Favours of the Gracious God — Page 69
69 HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD AS we evidently learn that he is an animate being who, by vir - tue of his ability to verbally communicate, is completely distinct from all other animals. Thus, this proves that the ability to verbally communicate is the principal reality of man, and other faculties are subordinate and subservient to it. Thus, if one were to say that the speech of man is not from God Almighty, it would have to be admit - ted that the essence of what it means to be human is not from God Almighty. But it is evident that God is the Creator of mankind and therefore, is the Teacher of lan - guage as well; and to resolve the issue as to which language He is the Teacher of, I have just written that only that language has originated from Him which, in accordance to the verse ِ ض ُدُو�ۡ ج �َۡع ی�ِا ِاَّلَّ ل َ ۡس ض �ِۡ اَّل و َ ا َّ ض �ِ ج�ۡال ُ ت �ۡ ت َل�َ ض و َ مَا � , is worthy of serving man for the purpose of recognising God in the same way other faculties of man’s being serve him. I have explained that it is only Arabic that is characterised by these attributes. Its service is such that, for the recog - nition of God, it possesses such an inherent power which very beautifully demonstrates the semantic divisions of theology, as found in the law of nature, within its root words. It reveals the delicate and fine differences between divine attributes which appear in the book of nature [the universe]; in the same way it manifests the proofs of the