The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 20
20. Essence of Islam-V. But as you are willing to show a sign of Divine power and are inviting us for contest in this regard, we have no objection to witnessing a sign. So here are three people, one is blind, one has an amputated leg, and one is dumb. You are welcome to cure any one of them if you can. And whatever penalty falls upon us as a result of this miracle, we shall be willing to pay. . By your own admission, you believe in a God Who is not only All-Powerful in name but is truly AllPowerful; He should, therefore, have no difficulty in curing them. Why wait then, as, in your own words,. God shall most surely be with the truthful. Please do have mercy on God's creatures, and be quick about it. . Moreover, you must have been informed [by God] that today you will face this situation and you must have known that this is going to happen, for the same. God Who told you that victory shall be yours in this contest, must have also informed you that a blind man and other afflicted persons are going to be presented before you. So please go ahead and do as you have claimed right here in the presence of both Christians and Mohammedans. . . . . Statement by Ḥaḍrat Mirzā Ṣāḥib:. . . Let it be clear that I wrote to Deputy 'Abdullah Ātham and told him that just as he considers the Christian faith to be the only means of salvation, so does the Holy Quran regard Islam as the sole way to salvation. You have made your claim on your own, while I have quoted the actual verses from the Holy Quran. But a claim without proof is of little value. This is why I said to