A Present to Kings — Page 78
( 78 ) of which the supporting evidence is not confined merely to stories, but which is always attended by ever fresh signs. . This was the test to which the Promised Messiah invited his opponents, and there was no religion which could come out victorious under this test save Islam. Thus was the promise of God fulfilled in the person of the Promised Messiah :هو الذي ارسل رسوله بالهدى ودين الحق ليظهر : على الدين كله (He is God. Who sent His prophet with guidance and the true religion to make it triumphant over every other faith). . THE FOUNDER OF SIKHISM WAS A MUSLIM. . There is a community in the Punjab known by the name of Shikhs A considerable number of them is employed in the British army. They are specially noted for their bravery. . To this community the Promised Messiah demonstrated the truth of his cause in a special way. He proved from their own books that Baba Nanak, the founder of the community, was a Mussalman. This community had at his time all but completely merged themselves among the Hindus and had adopted their customs. As a result of the facts disclosed by the Promised Messiah, this tendency was immediately arrested, and now many pious members of the community are showing a leaning towards Islam. Several of them have already embraced the faith, and it may well be hoped that within a short time a considerable number of them will be converted to Islam. . WHY THEN REJECT THE MESSIAH?. In short, the Promised Messiah demonstrated the superiority of Islam over other creeds, both collectively and individually, in so convincing a way that now none of them can venture to conflict with Islam, and the victory of Islam over other faiths has been achieved in the true sense of the word. And through the grace of God we may now hope soon to see a return of that day when the promise contained in the verse plás