To: Light of the Furqan (Urdu Poem) — Essence of Islam Vol. 1

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In this discourse from Essence of Islam (Volume 1), Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS), the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, expounds upon To: Light of the Furqan (Urdu Poem), presenting profound spiritual insights and scriptural verities.

Book Series: Essence of Islam (Volume 1)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (AS)
Section: Part 4: The Holy Qur’an
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The light of the Furqan298 Is the brightest of all lights; Holy is He from Whom This river of spiritual light issued forth. The tree of faith in divine unity Was about to wither away; All of a sudden, this pure spring Gushed forth from the unseen. O Allah! Your Furqan is a universe in itself; It contains everything that was ever needed. We searched the whole world, We rummaged through all the shops; But we found only this one goblet Containing the true knowledge of the Divine. The similitude of this light cannot be found In the whole wide world; For it is unique in every thing, And matchless in every quality. At first we thought that the Furqan Is like the rod of Moses;

298 Furqan means: ‘The one which makes distinction between truth and falsity’. It is another name for the Holy Qur’an. [Translator]

Then when we reflected further, And found every word to be a Messiah.

Blind as they are,
It is their own fault; Otherwise this light has shone As brightly as a hundred suns.

How pathetic is the life Of the people in this world, Whose hearts remained blind Even in the presence of this Light.
[Brahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Ruhani Khaza’in Vol.1, pp. 305-306]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 1, p. 487]

Source of Verities and the Sun of Truthfulness (Persian Poem) Out of the holy light of the Qur’an broke the bright day; And the spring breeze started blowing upon the buds of the hearts. The shining sun does not have this light and brightness; And such charm and grace the moon has never possessed. Joseph was cast into the pit alone; Whereas this Joseph299 has pulled many a people out of the pits. From the Orient of Knowledge, it has brought forth hundreds of verities; The profile of the young and tender crescent is arched because of its great delicacy. Do you know how excellent is the quality of knowledge it contains? 299 Joseph is renowned for his beauty. The purport of this couplet is that the Holy Qur’an—this our Joseph—is not only a great beauty in itself, but it also is a saviour, whereas the man Joseph, despite his beauty, could not save himself from being thrown into a pit. [Translator]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 1]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 1, p. 488]

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