A Present to Kings — Page 77
(( 77 ) cross. The missionary said that such a view was incorrect and demanded its proof from the New Testament. When the. Arab quoted the necessary references, the gentleman all of a sudden exclaimed, "Oh! this is got from Qadian. T'his is got from Qadian. " The Arab said that it did not matter whence it was got, he ought to give his reply, but the gentleman refused to carry on the conversation any further. . DEMONSTRATION OF THE SUPERIORITY OF ISLAM BY. DIVINE SIGNS. . Besides the above, another means by which the Promised. Messiah demonstrated his victory over other false religions was that he declared most forcibly that in this age he had been raised by God to bring about a triumph of Islam. To that end he announced that true religion was one which was always attended by Divine signs and which could at all times produce evidence of its Divine connection. He claimed that it was Islam alone which possessed the quality of showing at all times ever new signs, and whoever doubted its truth could eome and meet him,; and he was prepared to substantiate his claim by showing him some new signs, and that if there were any other person claiming the truth for any other religion, then he too ought to appear in the field against the claimant and show some sign to prove the truth of his creed, a sign which ought to be so powerful as could not possibly be attributed to human skill. For himself he announced with all force :. Though miracle is grown a thing without substance or name,. It may still be seen among the servants of Muhammad (peace be on him). ". But in spite of repeated challenges to the partisans of other creeds, none of them had the power to produce evidence of the living force of their faiths by taking up the gauntlet thrown down by the new teacher. Thus was the triumph of. Islam made manifest over all other creeds. I have already discussed at length the point that true religion must be that