Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 326
326 BARĀHIN-E-AHMADIYYA PART FOUR Meaning, some people say that God has a son, whereas to be dependent upon a son is a deficiency; however, God is free from every deficiency. He is Self-Sufficient and Independent, and in need of no one. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth. Do you falsely accuse Him of something in support of which you have no knowledge what- soever? Why should God be dependent upon sons? He is Perfect and is alone Sufficient to carry out the obligations that Godhead requires. There is no need for any other plan. Some people say God has daughters, whereas He is free from all these deficiencies; sons for yourselves and daughters for Him-this is not a fair division [Sūrah an-Najm, 53:22-23]. O People! Worship God, the One without associate, who created you and your forefathers. You should fear the Powerful and Mighty One who has spread out the earth for you as a bed and raised the heaven for you as a canopy and, by sending water from heaven, created all types of sustenance for you in the form of fruits. Therefore, do not deliberately appoint those things that have been created for your benefit as associ- ates of God [Sūrah al-Baqarah, 2:22-23]. God is One, who has no partner. He alone is the God in the heavens and He alone is the God on the earth [Sūrah az-Zukhruf, 43:85]. He is the First and He is the Last, and He is the Manifest and He is the Hidden [Sürah al-Hadid, 57:4]. Eyes cannot perceive His reality and He knows the reality of the eyes [Surah al-An'am, 6:104]. He is the Creator of everything and nothing is like unto Him [Sūrah ash-Shūrā, 42:12]. It is a clear argument in support of His being the Creator that He has