Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 39
39 according to a proper measure as He pleases. Indeed, He is All-Aware and All-Seeing with regard to His servants. It is no secret that peace is a quality of the mind, sleep is a function of the brain, and that animals, garments, crops, birds, iron, and all such things are products of the earth. No one has either seen them descend from heaven, nor is such a concept derived from the Quran or Hadith. On the contrary, God clearly says in the Holy Quran: َو َلَعَج اَهْيِف َيِساَوَر ْنِم اَهِقْوَف َو َكَرٰب اَهْيِف َو َرَّدَق ۤاَهْيِف اَهَتاَوْقَا ْۤيِف ِةَعَبْرَا ٍماَّيَا١ؕ ًءٓاَوَس 37 َنْيِلِٕىٓاَّسلِّل۰۰ He placed therein firm mountains rising above its surface, and blessed it with abundance, and provided therein its foods in proper measure in four ages—alike for all seekers. In other words, Allah says that even though this subject involves great scientific and subtleties—some of which have become appar - ent in this age and others will become apparent in the future and newer questions will continue to be raised—He has still described them in such a way as will satisfy people of all ages with their own level of knowledge and understanding. It thus becomes clear from the Holy Quran that all the things for which the word nuz u l has been used did not literally descend from heaven but were created on earth. In the same way, when the word nuz u l is used with respect to the coming of the Messiah, it is meant to highlight the spiritual significance of the event and does not mean that he will actually come down from the skies. The word nuz u l has also been used for the coming of the Holy