The Criterion for Religions — Page 12
12 Mi'yiirul Madhahib Readers may now judge for themselves whether these are the signs of the true God! Can any pure con- science ever accept that the Creator of heaven and earth, Who is the Omnipotent, and possesses limitless powers, should end up so unfortunate, weak and mis- erable that mischief-makers should trample him under their feet? If anyone worships such a 'God' and relies upon him, it is up to him. But the truth is that if you compare the God of the Christians even with the Parmeshwar of the Aryas, and weigh his power and might, he will still be found wanting in comparison. For although the supposed Parmeshwar of the Aryas has no power to create anything, they still say that at least he has the power to combine things that already exist. But Jesus of the Christians could not demon- strate even this much power when the Jews drew him on the cross and said, 'If you now save yourself, we will believe you. ' And yet he could not save himself though it was no big task; all he had to do was to combine his spirit with his body. The poor man failed to do even that. Thereafter his apologists spun the tale that he was resurrected in the sepulchre. Unfortu- nately, they did not realize that the Jews had wanted him to come back to life right before their eyes. Since he could not come back to life before their eyes, nor did he meet them after his resurrection from the sep- ulchre, what proof is there for the Jews, or any