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35 of those religions on account of the services rendered by them to the cause of humanity than as a result of the acceptance of the doctrine of the universal Providence of God. But the Promised Messiah demonstrated from the Quran that not only were those men the righteous servants of God whose services to humanity are recorded in history, but that the attributes and the words of God alike bore witness to the fact that every nation, whether its traditions have been preserved “ or not, has had its prophet, and that to receive guidance through prophets was the right of hu- manity which God would never ignore. The extent to which this doctrine has opened to all nations the doors of the love of God, has placed the internal relations of mankind on a basis of con- cord and amity, and has secured the founders and righteous men of all religions against insult and abuse. The Quran, The Perfect Code On the other hand, the Promised Messiah pointed out that the human mind had developed gradually and that during different stages of its development an All-Wise Providence continued to reveal teachings suitable to each respective stage, till the time arrived when the mind of man had become fully developed and means of inter-communication between different sections of humanity had been perfected, and the world had in its ad- vancement attained the stage when it might form one country and one nation. At this stage God sent the last law-bearing Prophet, viz. , Muhammad (on whom be peace and the blessings of God), with the last and complete code of revealed laws, viz. , the Holy Quran, which contains teachings suitable to the needs of every age. The doors of revelation and of spiritual advance- ment are, however, still open and will continue to remain open for ever. No new law shall henceforth be revealed, but such prophets as shall lay open the hidden treasures contained in the Quran and open to mankind the doors of Divine realization shall continue to arise, for no new law is required in the presence of a