Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Parts I & II — Page 119
PART TWO 119 of the Aryas towards which they invite all Hindus. But, strangely found wanting because, in their time, spiritual deterioration had not reached such an extent as to require perfect revelation, whereas at the time of the Holy Quran they had all reached their extreme. This is why the Holy Quran stands apart from all other scriptures, which, even if they had not been tampered with, were imperfect at the outset, and always left room for the perfect teaching. However, there is no room for any further teaching after the Holy Quran, as there is no stage beyond perfection. But if it is supposed, for the sake of argument, that there might come a time when the teachings of the Quran are replaced by those of idolatry, as happened in the case of the Vedas and the Gospels, and the concept of God's Oneness is changed and interpolated, and the mil- lions who strictly abide by the principle of Divine Unity turn into poly- theists and idolaters, in such an eventuality a new law and new Prophet would surely be required. Both these assumptions, however, lie outside the realm of possibility. It is impossible for alteration or interpolation to find its way into the Holy Quran, as Allah the Almighty has Himself promised to safeguard it: إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحْفِظُونَ That is: 'Most surely We have revealed this Book and We alone shall forever remain its Guardian. (Sūrah al-Hijr, Part no. 14) The last thirteen hundred years bear witness to the truth of this prophecy. No idolatrous teachings have ever been able to infiltrate into the Holy Quran and there is no logical reason to suppose that this will ever happen in the future. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims know the whole of the Quran by heart, thousands of commentaries have been written upon it, its verses are read in Prayers five times every day. It is recited by its followers daily, millions of its copies have been spread throughout the world, and its teachings have become known to the people of every nation. All these things compel sane reason to believe that it is impossible for any kind of interpolation or alteration to ever find its way into the Holy Quran. † Sūrah al-Hijr, 15:10 [Publishers]