A Conclusive Argument in Favour of Islam — Page 3
3 Muhaddath ( مُحَدَّث ). The sign of a true religion is that its teachings continue to produce such virtuous individuals who attain the station of a Muhaddath — to whom God Almighty speaks directly. The principal sign of Islam’s divine origin and truthfulness is that virtuous people, with whom God Almighty converses, have always appeared in it. 2 تَحْزَنُوْا وَ لَا تَخَافُوْا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ اَلَّا This is the essential criterion of a true, living and divinely accepted religion; we know Christianity is devoid of this divine light which Islam alone possesses. Our entire debate with Dr Clark hinges on the purpose and condition that if he refuses to take up this challenge, then it must be surely understood that, for the refutation of Christianity, this argument alone outweighs a thousand others—that the dead can never compete with the living, nor can the blind equal the seeing. 3 م ُ عَلٰی مَن ِ اتَّبَع َ الْھُدٰی َ وَالسَّل 5 May 1893 Humbly, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Qadian, District Gurdaspur 2 The angels descend on them, saying: fear ye not, nor grieve. ( Ha Mim as-Sajdah , 41:31) [Publisher] 3 And peace be on those who follow the guidance. [Publisher]