Early Writings — Page 49
HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD (AS) 49 in describe the All-Powerful and Omnipotent God as one Who depends on means to sustain the workings of the universe and who can do nothing solely by His own command? Perhaps this is written in your holy books but we do not believe in such a weak God. Ours is the Omnipotent Lord Who possesses the attribute that as He willed, so it was, and whatever He wills, so it will be. Then, in his reply to me, Bawa Sahib has written that just as I believe that God cannot create another God like Himself, I should also believe that He also cannot create the souls. In the face of such wisdom and at such a remark, what shall I do if not be astonished? Good Sir! I have already refuted this objection of yours on a number of occasions. How much more shall I write on this, again and again? It amazes me as to how you cannot under- stand the obvious difference between the two and why this veil cannot be lifted from your heart. case, It is wrong to compare the creation of the souls to the creation of another god. To make another god would destroy the eternal divine attribute of being One and without partner. However, cre- ating souls does not necessitate the annulment of any necessary attributes of God Almighty. Rather, His inability to create some- thing would render His necessary attributes useless. For, in such a His attribute of being the All-Powerful, which is a fact that we both agree upon, would remain hidden and unproven. The reason being that if God has not created anything out of His own inher- ent power and without having relied on any means, then how can we come to know that He is by inherent nature the All-Powerful? If you say that He is not All-Powerful in His nature, this would make Him dependent, that is, He would have to rely upon some- body other than Himself, which is evidently and rationally false.