Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya-Parts1-2

Part two
happiness of humankind depends, are to be found in the Holy
Quran alone. All other scriptures have become so corrupted, they
are full of such concocted and artificial creeds, and have deviated
so far from the right path of wisdom and from the ways of nature,
that I feel embarrassed at even having to quote them. Nor is this
contention of mine without compelling evidence. I say in all truth
that I undertook thorough research before writing this book. I
read the scriptures of all faiths with a spirit of fairness and honesty
and pondered and deliberated upon them. I compared their
teachings to those of the Holy Quran; I held discussions with
the eminent scholars of various faiths; and I strived as hard as is
humanly possible to discover the truth by exploring all available
avenues. Finally, I arrived at the conclusion that, of all the scriptures
in the world today, the Holy Quran is the only one whose
divine origin can be established with irrefutable arguments. It is
the only one whose principles regarding salvation are based on
truth and human nature; whose doctrines are comprehensive and
firmly grounded in truth and are confirmed by powerful arguments;
whose commandments are nothing but the dictates of
truth and whose teachings bear no blemish of idolatry, human
innovations and false deities. Its teachings zealously promote the
Oneness, Greatness and Excellence of God; and it is filled to the
brim in establishing the Oneness of the Glorious God. It does
not impute to Him anything that is contrary to His Oneness or
attribute to Him any blemish, shortcoming, or unworthy attribute.
It does not impose any teaching upon us without first providing
adequate proof in support thereof and explains each of its
principles with proofs and clear arguments and leads its followers
to perfect certainty and understanding. It removes, through
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