By the Grace of God, I have now come to the end of the discussion on the logical arguments for the existence of God. As I mentioned in the beginning, these arguments can only lead man to the point where he realises that there ought to be a Creator and Master of this universe. But no matter how perfect and clear this belief may be, it is weaker and inferior to the belief that there is a God. The former is no more than a strong conjecture and a clear pointer, whereas the latter amounts to definite observation as if man has actually seen God and is left with no doubts and misgivings. The arguments for the latter kind of belief will be discussed, God willing, in the second part of the book. It will be shown how God, the Hidden and the One Beyond of Beyond, reveals Himself through the Prophets and Auliya’ and how these divines, through the miracles of His eternal knowledge and power, bring God close to the people’s view as if He has descended on earth and is standing amidst His people. It is the same spectacle shown to the people by Hazrat Adam(as), Hazrat Nuh(as), Hazrat Ibrahim(as), Hazrat Musa(as), Hazrat ‘Isa(as), and Hazrat Muhammad(saw), during their times, respectively, and being shown by the Promised Messiah(as) during this age. In his capacity as the vicegerent of the Holy Prophet(saw), the Promised Messiah(as) thus speaks to the world:
Come, and I will show you that God exists, and that He is All-Knowing. As a human being, I do not possess perfect knowledge, but when God tells me that such and such a thing will happen, although it is hidden behind a thousand veils, it happens exactly as God foretold. Come and test my claim. I will show you that God exists and He is the Almighty. As a human being I do not have perfect authority over anything, but God tells me He will do a particular thing in a particular way, and such work cannot be done by a human being in that manner and there are thousands of obstacles in the way, yet it happens the way He told me. Come and test my claim. I will show you that God exists, and that He is All-Hearing. He hears the prayers of His servants. I pray to God for things that are seemingly impossible, but because of my prayers He makes them happen. Come and test my claim. I will show you that God exists and He is the best Helper. When His pious servants are besieged from all sides with hardships and hostility, He opens ways of security for them. Come and test my claim. Come and let me show you that God exists, and that He is the Creator; being a human being, I do not have the power to create, but He manifests His creativity through me. He sprinkled the drops of His ink on my shirt without the aid of any material means. Come and test my claim. I will show you that God exists and He speaks. He speaks with love and affection to His special people as He spoke to me. Come and test my claim. I will show you that God exists and He is the Lord of all the worlds, and nothing is outside His providence. When He discontinues His providence for something, it cannot exist anymore, irrespective of what it is. Come and test my claim. I will show you that God exists, and He is the Master, and none of His creation can disobey Him. He can ordain whatever He likes on whoever He likes. Come and let me show you His manifestations in the sky. Come and let me show you His manifestations in the earth. Come and let me show you His manifestations in the air. Come and let me show you His manifestations in water. Come and let me show you His manifestations on the mountains. Come and let me show you His manifestations on nations. Come and let me show you His manifestations on rulers. Come and let me show you His manifestations on hearts. Do come and test my claim. (Taken from various books of the Promised Messiah(as), Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement)
A big claim, indeed! But think, if this claim is true, can atheism survive? I swear by Him, in Whose hands is my life, and Whom I will face after death, that the Promised Messiah(as) practically manifested all these signs (as I shall prove in the second part of the book). The words of God revealed to the Promised Messiah(as) are being fulfilled even today like the heavy rainfall from the sky, and many will be fulfilled in the future. For instance, for the progress of his God-given mission the Promised Messiah(as) states with great authority:
O people! Listen, for this has been foretold by God who created the earth and the heavens. He will spread this Jama‘at of His in all countries, and will make them prevail with the help of reason and arguments. The days are near, nay they are at hand, when this shall be the only religion looked upon with respect in the world. God will greatly and wonderfully bless this faith and this movement, and shall frustrate all those who will try to harm it. This supremacy will continue until the Day of Judgement. [.] I came only to sow the seed, so that seed has now been sown by my hand and it will now grow and prosper and there is none who can stop it. (Tadhkiratush Shahadatain, pp. 64–65)
Then he says:
God has informed me again and again that He shall give me great honour, and shall infuse my love in people’s hearts. He shall spread my movement in the whole world, and shall cause my sect to become dominant over all others. People of my sect shall attain such perfection in knowledge and learning that they will silence everyone with the light of their truthfulness, arguments and signs. Every nation shall drink of this fountain, and this movement shall spread fast until it shall dominate the whole world. [.] God has addressed me with these words: ‘I shall bless thee so much that kings shall seek blessings from thy garments.’ O ye who listen! Remember these words and guard these prophecies. These are words of God that will definitely be fulfilled one day. (Tajalliyyat- e-Ilahiyyah, p. 21)
With regard to the worldwide progress of Islam, for which he was ordained, the Promised Messiah(as) says:
Those days are near when the Sun of truth shall rise from the west and Europe shall learn about the True God. […] The days are near when all religions but Islam shall perish. All stratagems shall come to naught but the heavenly stratagem of Islam that shall neither break nor become blunt, until it has smashed Dajjaliyat [Falsehood] into smithereens. The day comes when Divine Unity—which is felt even by those living in wilderness and those devoid of learning—shall spread in all countries. That day shall see the end of the false concept of atonement and no artificial god shall remain. With a single stroke, God shall do away with all the schemes of the disbelievers. But this shall come about neither by sword nor by the gun, but shall be wrought by bestowing light to ready spirits and by the descent of truth upon the hearts. Then only shall you understand what I tell you now. (Tadhkirah, pp. 285–286)
Does the present state of Ahmadiyya Jama‘at, which is no better than a creeping ant in this vast world, and the present weakness of the Muslims, who are regarded as ‘sick men’, inspire hope of such a magnificent future? If not, and certainly not, and still it comes to pass as prophesied, will it not prove that there is an All-Knowing and All-Powerful God overseeing this world like a horseman holding the reins of the horse, guiding it along to a specified destination?
I now beg leave of my readers. Peace be upon those who accept the guidance sent by God.
[And our last prayer is that all praise belongs to Allah, the Master of the universe.]
A humble servant of the Lord of all the worlds,
Mirza Bashir Ahmad of Qadian