Ahmadiyyat or The True Islam — Page 48
48 fresh confirmation of the teachings of the Holy Quran. Does not Islam teach that God is Rabbul ‘ A lam i n and that His bounties are not confined to Arabia and Syria, and that as the physical sun lights up every corner of the world, so must the Word of God illumine every valley and give light to all nations? It may here be asked, that if all religions have a Divine origin, why should we not accept all of them as true and believe that every one of them leads to God? This question has been answered by the Holy Quran in the following verses: 'We swear by our Ownself, that We sent Mes- sengers to all nations before you, but the wicked people engaged them (i. e. , the nations) in other pursuits and such people are their friends today; they shall suffer a grievous punishment. And We have not revealed to thee the book but that thou mayest make clear to them that in which they had differed, and as a guidance and blessing for those who believe. ' 18 This verse indicates that the integrity of all previ- ous books and teachings had become doubtful and extraneous doubts and errors had found place in them before the advent of the Holy Prophet sa so that in spite 18 Al-Na h l, 16: 64,65.