Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Parts I & II — Page 122
122 BAr a h i n-e-a h madiyya teachings that form the crux of the Vedas, then what is it that has been copied from the Vedas? At this point, I must say that I am extremely disappointed with the harsh language that Pundit Dayanand has used in some of his treatises and in his preface to the Ved Bh a sh * with reference to the Torah, the Gospels and the Holy Quran and the manner in which he compares the Vedas to pure gold and other scriptures to cheap imitations. The sole reason for the Pundit’s bizarre state- ments and his absurd attempts at appearing clever is that he has no knowledge of Arabic, Persian or any language other than Sanskrit. He cannot even understand Urdu. Another reason for his behav- iour—which is evident from a study of his latest books—is that, in addition to his ignorance, prejudice and lack of understanding, he is, like the insane and the phobic, inherently incapable of form- ing a balanced view and sticking to a correct opinion. This seems to have become his second nature so that, almost involuntarily, he will label as evil and false that which is good and true; he will label pure as impure and the impure as pure, and will take the crooked as straight and the straight as crooked. This is why he tends to impute baseless interpretations to the Vedas and has them pub- lished only to be ridiculed by the people. Though all of India’s pundits vociferously declare that no trace of Tau hi d [Oneness of God] is to be found in the Vedas, that it was never adhered to by their forefathers, and that creature-worship was never prohibited by the Vedas, still the pundit persists in his fantastic interpretation * Pundit d ayanand has written a c ommentary on the Vedas, which is called Ved Bh a sh. h e has written an introduction to Ved Bh a sh, which is published as a separate book and is called Bh u m i ka of Ved Bh a sh. [Publishers]