The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 182
182. Essence of Islam-V wills. At times He also discloses certain secrets to the perfect followers of His True Prophets, who are the. Muslims, on account of their obedience and being inheritors of the Holy Prophet's knowledge, so that this may serve as a sign of the truth of their religion. But those who are in the wrong, such as Hindus and their pundits, or Christians and their padres, are all devoid of these perfect blessings. The moment I said all this, he began to insist that if the followers of Islam had any superiority over the people of other faiths, then such a superiority should be demonstrated there and then. I said that it was God alone Who had such power, and that man had no authority over the unseen. . But he continued to persist in his demand. When I saw that he was a vehement denier of the prophecies of the Holy Prophets and the excellences of the religion of Islam, I was overwhelmed by an intense desire that God should confound him in this very matter. I therefore supplicated: "Lord of Majesty, this man denies the honour and greatness of Thy Noble Prophetsa, and denies the signs and prophecies that Thou hast shown and promulgated through Thy Messenger, and he can certainly be confounded if the result of this lawsuit can be revealed to him beforehand. Thou hast power over everything. Thou dost ordain everything according to Thy will and Thy pleasure, and there is nothing hidden from Thee and nothing beyond Thy all-encompassing knowledge. " Thereupon God—. Who upholds His true faith of Islam and desires the honour and greatness of His Messenger-revealed to me the whole matter in a dream that same night, and