Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 114
114 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad meat, similarly in the initial stages, those hidden secrets of the divine law cannot be attained which are manifested at its stage of perfection. On certain occasions a physician will prescribe a laxative, but in other instances when a person is suffer - ing from diarrhoea, they prescribe antidiarrhoeal medicine. How can a physician give the same prescription in every circumstance? In short, the Holy Quran is wisdom; it is a timeless, divine law. It is a tre asure- house of all the past teachings. Therefore, the foremost miracle of the Holy Quran is the superior teaching that it presents. Its second miracle is the magnifi - cent prophecies that it contains. As such, just observe how great and magnificent are the prophecies contained in Surah Fatihah, Surah Tahrim and Surah Nur. The life of Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in Mecca is full of prophecies. If a wise man reflected with fear of God, he would come to learn just how abundantly the Holy Prophet sas received news of matters unseen. At that time, when his entire nation was opposed to him, and he had no sup - porter or friend, he proclaimed: 1 َُرَ َب ُ ْلْد ُْوَْنَ ا ْل َ ْو َُوَُي ُ َع ْ َم ْلَْجَ ُ ا ِم َ َّز ْ ِه ُ ْي َسَ The hosts shall soon be routed and will turn their backs in flight. Is this an insignificant thing? As far as worldly means are concerned, there were pronouncements claiming that the Holy Prophet sas would be destroyed. However, in this state of affairs the Holy Prophet sas made a prophecy of his own victory and the disgrace and failure of his enemies; ultimately, this is exactly what came to pass. Then, how magnificent and unparalleled are those prophecies relating to the establishment of a dispensation after 1300 years and the signs of this age? Present prophecies from any scripture. Can the prophecies of the Messiah compare to the sorts that I have just mentioned, where all that he has prophesied is that there will be earthquakes, famines, storms and the rooster crowing, etc. Anyone can speak of such ordinary things, for such natural occurrences have always taken place. How does this establish that a prophecy of the unseen is being made? In comparison to this, look at this prophecy of the Holy Quran: َُْوَْن ْب ِ ُل َْغْ ْي ََس ْ ُم ِِهِ ْب َ ُل ََغ ِ ْد ْ ُع ََب ْ ُنْ ِ َم ْ ُم ُ ْه َِْضِ َو ُر َ ا ْلْ ا َى ِن ْ َد َ ا ۤ ْ ي ِـ َف ُ ِم ْ َو ُ ْلَر َِتِ ا ْب ِ ُل ُ َغ ّٓمٓل ا 2 َُْوَْن ْن ِ َم ُْْٔو َم ْلْ َْرَُحُ ا ِف َ ُي ٍ ِّذ ِ � ى ََْوَْم ُي ََو ُ ْد ْ ُع ََب ْ ُنْ ِ َم ََو ُ ْل َْبْ ُق ْ ُن ِ َم ُ َر ْ َم َ ا ْلْ ِ ا ٗه ٰ ُل ِ ْلِ َِْيَْن ْن ِ َس ِ َع ْ ِض ِ ْب ْ ي ِـ َف Meaning, I am Allah, the All-Knowing. The Romans have been defeated in their 1 al-Qamar , 54:46 2 ar-Rum , 30:2-5 p. 387 َُْوَْن ْن ِ َم ُْْٔو َم َْْرَُحُ ْل ِف َ ُي ٍ ِّذ ِ ََْوَْم ُي َْنَ ْي ِ ُل َٓاِئِ ُلْس ِ ْل ٌ ِت ٰ ُي ٰا