The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 119
The Need for Prophets 119 glect of which occasions great harm. For instance, one who believes in God but does not believe in His Messengers has to repudiate Divine attributes. This is illustrated by the new sect of Brahmus who proclaim that they believe in God but do not believe in the Prophets. . They repudiate the Word of God, while it is obvious that if God hears He also speaks. If His speaking is not established, His hearing is also not proved. Thus these people become like atheists by repudiating Divine attributes. . Divine attributes are eternal and ever-lasting. They are demonstrated only by Prophets. The denial of the attributes of God invariably leads to the denial of God's existence. This shows that belief in God necessarily implies belief in the Prophets (peace be on them), without which belief in God is imperfect and incomplete. The fundamental verses not only abound in number, but are also supported by the continuous testimony of the Prophets. . Anyone who studies the Holy Qur'ān and the books of other Prophets will find that they insist upon belief in the. Messengers of God as much as belief in God Himself. If the allegorical verses are interpreted in a sense which is contrary to the meaning of the fundamental verses, great harm would ensue therefrom and many other verses would have to be rejected. No contradiction is possible in the Word of God; therefore the implicit must be reconciled with the explicit. . . . In the Holy Qur'ān, the word 'Allah' has throughout been used as connoting the Being Who sends Prophets and Messengers and Books,. Who is the Creator of heaven and earth and possesses such and such attributes and is One without associate. It is true that those who have had no access to God's word and are utterly unaware of it, will be judged according to