Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 383
383 for tils to make peace with those who unjustly and without fear of God revile our Holy Prophet, may peace and the blessings of God be upon him> and persist in attacking and calumniating him ? I say truly that it is possible for us to make peace with the snakes of the desert and the wolves of the forest, but it is impossible to be at one with those who make vile attacks against our Holy Prophet, whom we hold dearer than our fathers, mothers and our own selves; May we die Muslims; we will not do a thing which may result in the loss of faith. Tdo not mean here to lay any unjust charge at the door of 'any particular community, nor do I intend to offend any people, but it is with a deep sigh tbat lam compelled to say that a great injustice is done to Islam and the Holy Quran. Islam was a holy and peaceful religion wbich never attacked the leader of any community, and the Quran was a Venerable book which laid the foundation of peace among nations by accepting the Prophets 'of all nations an bonour which is not shared by any other scripture. Regarding all the Prophets of the world, the Quran says : ^ j**^ d \^st j ^ ^ ) ^u fi i) " Q Believers, say, { We believe in all the Prophets of world and make no distinction between them, accepting some and rejecting the others. " If there exists any other revealed book with such peaceful teaching, let it be named. The Quran does not restrict the universal mercy of God to any particular family. It accepts all the Prophets of the house of Israel, such as Jacob, Isaac, Moses, David and Jesus and does not call any Prophet of Persia, India or any other country, a liar or an impostor. On the other hand, it plainly declares that there have been Prophets among all people and in all land and thus lays the foundation of peace among all peoples. But it is very painful to note that Prophet of peace has been reviled and treated with contempt by every people;