Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Parts I & II — Page 114
114 BAr a h i n-e-a h madiyya their writings, they have emphatically rejected the doctrine of the Trinity and have conceded that many innovations have crept into Christianity. Unfortunately, such fair-mindedness is disappear- ing among our fellow citizen A ryas. They are so steeped in prej- udice that even to remember a Prophet with respect is regarded by them as a sin. They malign all Prophets and accuse them of falsehood and imposture, claiming without any evidence that the Vedas, which descended on their forefathers, are the only Word of God and that all other Revealed Books—which have benefited the world immensely by teaching the Unity of God and imparting knowledge of the Divine—were fabricated by men. Though I have refuted this claim in this book by exposing the falsity and inadequacy of the existing Vedas, I would like to point out here how the beliefs of these people are at odds with the norms of decency, civility and piety, and how prejudice, greatest among the Prophets has to be the one who proves himself to be the greatest reformer of mankind. h e has to be the one who has corrected the greatest corruption and mischief of all times; who has re-established the long-lost concept of God’s o neness; who has van- quished all false creeds with reason and argument and has removed the doubts and suspicions of those who had gone astray and disbelieved; who has shown the true path of salvation which did not require that an innocent man be crucified or that God be forced from h is eternal and ever-lasting station into a woman’s belly; and who has revived and re-established the true principles of faith. Since such a one would be of the greatest benefit to mankind, his status would naturally be the highest. h istory tells us, heavenly scripture testifies to it, and every discerning eye can see that, in the light of this criterion, the one who stands superior to all Prophets is none other than Hadrat Muhammad Mu st af a [the Chosen One], may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. In this book, this too shall soon be made evident like the sun. —Author