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50 in common, so what is wrong with them that they do not reflect? They do say that a portion of this Ummah will become like the Jews and will adopt their character, but they refuse to believe that the Promised Messiah will also appear from among the Ummah. They rather attribute this honour to the Jews. Have they not been granted a share from the good deeds of the Jews while they have been granted a share from their evils? Hence, evil indeed is what they have chosen for themselves and evil indeed is what they are deciding for themselves. The fact of the matter is that just as the Jews are from among ourselves, the Promised Messiah is also from among us. And, this Ummah is not the most unfortunate one so that their conjecture could be true. They say that they found their forefathers to be holding the same belief, even if their forefathers were mistaken? What has gone wrong with them that they insist so much upon their own understanding and are not willing to shun it? Have they taken oaths from Allah that He will do only that which they want? Allah is Holy and High and cannot be held accountable for what He does, while they will be held accounta- ble. Even though they call the Promised Messiah the arbiter, they make themselves the judge. Do they find their conjectural beliefs mentioned anywhere in the Quran? If they are truthful, they should present to us those references. Alas! They only follow con- jectures; however the conjectures that are contrary to the sayings of the Messengers are of no worth. They make themselves arbiters concerning Allah and His Messengers, and show insolence, insist on that which they know nothing about, and do fear not God. It is quite astonishing that they await an arbiter and also claim that they are free of error. They do not want to change any of their beliefs, so what will the arbiter do when he comes to them, for in