The Conclusive Argument — Page 78
78 worship a human being. Who is the Messiah, peace be on him? Only a humble human! If God Almighty so wills, He can create in a moment millions like him; nay, a thousand times greater than him! He has power over everything. He does—and is doing— what He pleases. It is no great feat for Him to enlighten a handful of dust. Whoever comes to Him with a pure heart and perfect love, He will undoubtedly include him among His chosen ones. Is there any limit to how far a person can go in achieving the stations of nearness [to God]? Absolutely not! O worshippers of the dead, the Living God indeed exists. If you seek Him, you will find Him. If you walk with the feet of truth, you will surely get there. It is the work of the impotent and eunuchs to worship a human being like oneself. If you consider someone perfect, then try to become like him—do not start worshipping him. But the man who, in his being and his attributes and his actions and through his spiritual and holy faculties, set an example of perfection, in knowledge and action, and in sincerity and steadfastness, and was called the per- fect man, was certainly not the Messiah son of Mary. The Messiah was only an ordinary Prophet. Granted he was one of the millions of chosen ones, but he belonged to that common group, no more than that. Behold, it is written in the Gospel that he was a fol- lower of Prophet John and was baptised like the disciples. He came only to a particular people, and unfortunately, the world was unable to derive any spiritual benefit from his per- sonage. He left such an example of Prophethood in the world as proved more harmful than beneficial, with trials and tribulations only increasing after it. A great many people of the world perished on account of it. But there is no doubt that he was a true Prophet and one of the elect of God. The man who was most perfect as man