The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 381
The Holy Qur'an 381 matters which are beyond the power of another person. Thus they are relative matters, that is to say, when they are attributed to some particular person they can be con- sidered as relating to unseen and when they are attributed to some other persons they have not this quality. [Brāhīn-e-Ahmadiyya, Rūņānī Khazā'in, Vol. 1, pp. 143-145] Miracles of the Holy Qur'an Some of the miracles and prophecies of the Holy Qur'an are such that they can be witnessed and experienced by us even in this age and no one can deny them. The miracle of the sign of chastisement which was shown to the disbelievers of that time is a sign to which we are also witness, the reason being that it is the neces- sary consequence of premises that are certain and which cannot be denied by anyone. The first premise is that this sign was demanded when the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] and his few companions were being persecuted in diverse ways in Mесса. That was a time of such weakness for Islām that the dis- believers of Mecca mocked at the Muslims and said: If you are right, then how is it that you are suffering so much at our hands and God, upon Whom you rely, does not help you and why are you so small in numbers that you will be soon destroyed? If you are in the right why are we not chastised? What was said to the disbelievers in reply is set out in the Holy Qur'an at diverse places and that constitutes the second premise for the apprecia- tion of the grandeur of this prophecy. That was a time when the lives of the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] and his companions were always in danger and failure stared them in the face in all direc- tions. At such a time, in answer to the demand of the