Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Parts I & II — Page 133
PART TWO 133 were drawn towards the truth, and the words لا اله الا الله ]There is none worthy of worship but Allah] were engraved upon تَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَى أُمَمٍ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطَنُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فَهُوَ وَلِيُّهُمُ الْيَوْمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ وَمَا اَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَبَ إِلَّا لِتُبَيِّنَ لَهُمُ الَّذِي اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ وَاللَّهُ أَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَحْيَا بِهِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَةً لِقَوْمٍ يَسْمَعُونَ That is: We [Allah], declare by our Divinity-the source of all spiritual guidance and sustenance-that We sent Messengers to the many tribes and peoples before thee; but those people were misled by the machi- nations of Satan. So the same Satan is their companion now. And this Book has been revealed to settle their differences and so that the mani- fest truth should be explained to them. The fact is that the whole earth had died and Allah sent down water from the sky, and has therewith quickened the earth after its death. That is a Sign of the truth of the Book for a people who would hear, that is, seek the truth. (Surah an- Nahl, Part 14) Just consider with what beauty and subtlety the Holy Quran sets out the above-mentioned three premises upon which I have rested the truth of the Holy Prophets. First, it likens the hearts of those who had been misguided for centuries to a dry and barren land. It then com- pares the Divine Word that is revealed for their guidance to the rain- water that comes fresh from the sky, thus pointing to the eternal law that when the drought reaches its extreme, God mercifully sends down rain and saves mankind from extinction. It is also made plain that it is a law that holds true not only in the physical but also in the spiritual realm. Secondly, the verse makes it clear that before the advent of the Holy Prophet, the whole world was enveloped in darkness. Finally, it describes how this Holy Word of God revived the spiritu- ally dead. In the end, by asserting that the truth of this Book is thereby established, it reminds the seekers after truth that the Holy Quran is the true Word of God. * Sūrah an-Nahl, 16:64-65 [Publishers]