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296 BARĀHIN-E-AHMADIYYA PART FOUR 'elegant' manner of illustrating its meanings, do the Vedas have, that they have put an end to all eloquence and elegance! One may not be convinced of this; however, I will write [herein] as a sample some shur- tis of the Rigveda, which is considered to be the greatest and the best of all the Vedas, which Aryah people believe to contain the teaching of Tauhid. And after that I will write, as a sample, some verses of the Holy Quran that deal with the teaching of Tauhid, so that everyone comes to realize which one-the Vedas or the Furqan [Holy Quran]-clearly and properly expounds the issue of Unity of God in a forceful and elo- quent discourse; and, of the two, the account of which is absurd and groundless and creates doubts. For, as I have already stated, the easiest method to ascertain eloquence is to observe the impact of the expres- sion of the two texts which one desires to compare, and see the discern- ment, perspicuity, and comprehension of abstruse points with which they have carried out, as it were, their duties; and to note the extent to which they, in order to lift the darkness of ignorance, demonstrate the light of knowledge through their well-grounded and concise state- ments; and the extent to which they dilate on the excellences of Divine Unity and the defects of polytheism. However, if anyone harbours the illusion that there may, perhaps, be shurtis found in the Vedas that could compete with the Holy Quran in respect of the assertion of Tauhid, then he is at liberty to produce such shurtīs from the above-men- tioned Veda, so that, of all the Vedas, the matter of this Veda, which is hailed by the Aryah people in their constant refrain, 'Rigveda! Rigveda!, is settled first. Here it should also be borne in mind that the incompa- rable eloquence of the Holy Quran, and thousands of its subtle points and verities to compete against which human powers are helpless and powerless-will be mentioned on their proper occasion. Here- on account of the insistence of some Āryah people who, as against the Holy Quran, make claims about the eloquence of the Vedas-only a few verses of the Holy Quran are given with a view to stopping their impudence and abusive language in such an easy way as would reveal to the just the utter insignificance of the Vedas and would make them