Ahmadiyyat or The True Islam — Page 341
341 He released the people from the bonds of social slavery and explained to them their error in blindly following the present day laws of society. He proved the excellence of the social teachings of Islam by cogent reasons. He exposed the evils underlying the taking and giving of interest, showed the beneficence of the Islamic injunctions under the purdah or H ij a b , proved the need of polygamy under certain circumstances, and explained the importance of the institution of divorce. In short, he openly and vigorously advocated those teachings of Islam concerning which the Muslims were too timid to raise their voice out of fear of opposing the current of modern thought with respect to these matters. I will not refer to the doubts and superstitions prevalent among the uneducated people, which the Promised Messiah as strove to root out, for it may be said that time itself was reforming them. The teachings of the Promised Messiah as , put forth in opposition to the generally accepted ideas of his age, produced, however, this salutary effect that hundreds of thousands of men who had found themselves powerless against the current of the times gained strength to pause and reflect. As a result of this independent thinking, they came to the conclusion that the teachings of Islam were adequate in every respect and that the code of Islam was perfect in all matters. Those who were a prey to a thousand doubts and misgivings in regard to the existence of God,—nay, even those who were atheists out and out, and were steeped in materialism,—obtained a new life through him and not only became believers in the living and powerful God but also began to find bliss and joy in His