Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya-Parts1-2

Part two
which seems to run in their very blood, has impaired their capacity
for trust and good-will, in which lies the nobility and dignity
of humankind, and which adorns humanity with elegance and
beauty. ☆ Consequently, they have been led to believe that, with
the exception of those who appeared in the land of the Aryas, the
Prophets and Messengers—who delivered a large section of mankind
from the darkness of idolatry and made the light of faith and
Unity of God shine in most countries of the world—were, God
forbid, liars and imposters. They hold that Brahmans alone have
inherited true Prophethood and Messengership, which was the
☆ To trust and have faith in others, unless there is a genuine reason for
suspicion, is a part of human nature. Anyone who is unduly suspicious
and distrustful is considered a madman, paranoid, insane or an imbecile.
For instance, if a person refuses to eat bread or sweets purchased
from the market fearing that they may be poisoned, or, during a journey,
unduly suspects anyone who guides him to the path, or is terrified
lest the barber should cut his throat with a razor, all these would be
considered signs of approaching madness and insanity. Such perverse
thoughts are a precursor of insanity. As one gets more and more obsessed
by such thoughts, they lead to insanity. Undue suspicion is thus
a kind of madness that every reasonable person should do his best to
avoid. God has invested man with the faculty of trust in the same way
as he has ingrained truth and righteousness in his nature, so that one
does not want to tell a lie or do evil unless prompted to do so. had man
not been blessed with a trusting nature, he would have been deprived
of all the benefits of truthfulness and righteousness upon which rest
the entire fabric of society and culture, and on which all domestic and
national affairs are poised. It is because of this trust, for example, that
babies learn to speak and accept their parents as their own. had they
been distrustful, they would imagine that the parents had some ulterior
motive in trying to teach them to talk. They would thus learn nothing
and remain dumb and even doubtful of their parentage.—Author
Footnote Number 7
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