Real Revolution

by Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad

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Real Revolution — Page 121

121. Quran is the first book that has discussed these questions in detail; and it has thrown such a flood of light on them that after listening to its arguments one can deny the truth of the Day of Judgement only from sheer cussedness and perversity of mind, not on any rational basis. . Establishment of a Shar'ee Terminology. The eighth advantage which the Holy Quran enjoys over the other Scriptures is that it has opened a new door for the clarification of human thought on spiritual and religious matters by establishing a terminology that facilitates thinking. Concepts which previously were embedded in lengthy discourses, the Holy Quran has embodied in expressions and terms which can easily be picked up to facilitate discussion of and penetration into spiritual truths. It has invested these terms with precise meaning and content which leaves no room for doubt on the points involved. For instance the. Holy Quran uses the word "Nabee", commonly rendered as Prophet in English, which it defined very precisely, explaining when nabees are raised, the signs by which to know them, their function in society, the connection between them and God, and the connection between them and the rest of the people, etc. There are scores of such questions which the Holy Quran discusses in tull, but in