Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya-Parts1-2

Part two
and exhortation. I tell you truly that throughout the history of all
other Prophets there is not one who showed such trust in God,
preached His Oneness, forbade idolatry in the face of so much
danger, and remained ever-steadfast and firm while facing so many
enemies. Anyone who ponders over these events with any degree
of honesty will find them bearing witness to the inner truth of the
Holy Prophet sa .
Upon deeper reflection, a reasonable person will also realize
that the age in which the Holy Prophet sa appeared stood in dire
need of a great heavenly reformer and spiritual guide, ☆ and that
the teachings he brought were certainly true and met all the
☆ history clearly testifies, as do several verses of the holy Quran, which,
God-willing, I shall proceed to discuss in greater detail in chapter 1,
that the holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
appeared in an age when idolatry, creature-worship and all kinds of
misguided beliefs were rampant in the world. All People had forsaken
the true principles and strayed from the right path, and the followers
of every religious denomination were merely following the paths
of their own invention. The Arabs were steeped in idol-worship, the
Persians were prostrating before fire and the Indians had succumbed
to hundreds of forms of creature-worship in addition to idolatry. It was
at that time that several ancient writings and books had been written
containing myths whereby scores of men of God were deified, and the
foundation was laid for the worship of avatars. christianity was in the
worst state of all, according to the admission of reverend davenport
and several other Western scholars. It had become severely tainted due
to the immorality and faithlessness of its clergy, and its doctrines, too,
raised not one or two but several to the status of gods. The fact that
the holy Prophet sa appeared at a time of spiritual decadence, when
the need for a great spiritual physician and reformer and extraordinary
divine guidance was keenly felt, and with his advent, lit the world
with the light of Tauhid and righteous conduct, doing away with idolatry
and creature-worship—which is the mother of all evils—is clear
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