Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 378
378 with the number of the Sanatan Dharmists and followers of other Hindu sects, and the doctrine of the Ayra Samaj seern to have made little headway among the other sects of Hinduism. Similarly the doctrine of the Niyoga is attributed to the Yedas. Human nature revolts at this hateful doctrine. But, as I have already said, we cannot believe this to be the teaching of the Vedas. On the other hand, we are strongly disposed to believe that such teachings were afterwards attributed to or inserted in the Vedas from selfish motives. Yeda being a book of great antiquity, it is very likely that various additions and alterations were made in it by the Pundits of subsequent generations. That millions of people have been believing it to be the Word of God is, however, a sufficient reason of its truth, for it is impossible that the word of an impostor should enjoy the honour which the Yedas have enjoyed. When we, in spite of many obstacles in our way, believe the Yeda to be the Word of God, merely through fear of God, and attribute the errors to be found in its teachings to subsequent writers, why is it, then, that most savage attacks are made against the Holy Quran which teaches unity of God from beginning to end, which nowhere teaches the worship of tbe sun, the moon or any other object, but on the other hand says in plain words: ^$^ ^f JJ ) ail )_5 o*. ^ 1 j ; *JJ $ 3 ^-0. ^11 1 ^ jx^j' i) i Q^ "Do not bow in worship before the sun, nor before the rnoon, but prostrate your- selves before the God who created them. " Besides, the Quran has with it the testimony of old signs and fresh signs and shows the face of God like a mirror. Why do not the Ayra Samajists, then, deal by us we deal by them ? Why is it that the seed of discord and enmity is sown in the land ? Can it be expected that this will bear good fruit ? Is it fair dealing to cast stones at one who offers flowers and to throw dung at the man who holds out milk ?