Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 72
72 The truth is that whenever mankind suffers from spiritual decline and stands in need someone to reform them, God sends a Reformer from Himself who then brings them back to the true path and helps them to overcome their inner shortcomings. Keeping Divine attributes in mind, not only is it logically impossible to accept that God would abandon His creatures in their hour of need, but God Himself says so in the Holy Quran: 2 َو ْنِا ْنِّم ٍءْيَش اَّلِا اَنَدْنِع ٗهُنِٕىٓاَزَخ١ٞ َو اَم ۤٗهُلِّزَنُن اَّلِا ٍرَدَقِب ٍمْوُلْعَّم And there is not a thing but with Us are the treasures thereof and We send it not down except in a known measure. That is to say, God bestows everything according to need. His works are not devoid of wisdom. He does not send down some - thing unnecessarily, nor is His hand constrained so that He can - not do so even when it is required. He also says: 3 َو ْمُكىٰتٰا ْنِّم ِّلُك اَم ُهْوُمُتْلَاَس١ؕ َو ْنِا اْوُّدُعَت َتَمْعِن ِهّٰللا اَل اَهْوُصْحُت And He gave you all that you asked of Him; and if you try to count the favours of Allah, you will not be able to number them. The word ‘ask’ in this verse points to a true need. God does not grant everything a person asks but He most certainly grants a gen - uine need that is inherent in human nature or that bears on man’s eternal existence. While this is a general law, Allah specifically says with regard to Guidance that whenever His creatures are in need of it He