The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 428
428 Essence of Islam-III them, then please consider the following: If there is no discoverable sign of the truth and correctness of some- thing, is it possible to have confidence and certainty about it? For instance, if a medicine fails to produce the effects which it is supposed to produce, can it be consid- ered genuine and effective? When we look at the path to salvation which you gentlemen have presented and com- pare it with that of the Holy Qur'an, your path clearly seems to be artificial and unnatural; and it has also been established that no true way of salvation has been taught in your religion. The path which Allah the Glorious has set out in the Holy Qur'an is that when a person dedi- cates himself and his whole life to the cause of God Al- mighty, he makes a true sacrifice of his self and becomes worthy of being bestowed new life in return for the death which he has accepted. If you consider that this way of salvation which is set out in the Holy Qur'an is not true, then you should produce, in the words of Jesus, a well reasoned way of salvation as an alternative; and you should also set out its signs in the blessed words of Jesus so that those present in this meet- ing may be able to decide upon the issue immediately. . . . No verity can be proved without its signs. One of the cri- teria of distinguishing verities is to test them by their signs. We on our side have set out the signs of the way of salvation taught by Islām, supported by my claim that those signs are found in me. Now you are under obliga- tion to do the same on your side. If you fail to prove the truth and perfection of the way of salvation attributed to Jesus, your claim cannot be accepted. On the other hand, whatever the Holy Qur'an has set out, is true and correct; it is not a mere claim, but is supported by proof, which I have set forth. You should not stop at making a mere