Fazl-e-Umar — Page 281
Fazle Umar 281 methods have promoted in our time the type of mind, which accepts nothing on mere authority. It was therefore impossible for people in our time to accept statements in the Holy Qur’an unless they were accompanied by rational justification. With the emphasis on the Holy Qur’an’s method of offering argument and assertion together, those who loved the Holy Qur’an were amply satisfied through the extensive commentary of Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra]. A U n I v E R S A L T E AC H I n G I n L I n E w I T H T H E L A w S OF nAT U R E Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] proclaimed the beauty of the Holy Qur’an in how it describes all the religions of the world as possessing the character of universal- ity to some degree. This central core is bonded to human psyche and eternal truth. He claimed that the Bible, for instance, was the word of God. However, it was not immune from human interference, which corrupted that teaching at a later period. The Prophet of the Bible, Hadhrat Moses [as] was not as glorious and majestic as that of the Holy Qur’an. The Crown of God’s creation, the Holy Prophet, Hadhrat Muhammad Mustafa [saw] was much greater in spiritual eminence than Prophet Moses [as]. This difference in the manifestation of Glory is also apparent from the revealed Book of each Prophet. The Bible presents a completely false picture of the laws of nature. The Holy Qur’an imparts knowledge about natural phenomena, which is both necessary and sufficient for the spiritual advancement of man. The Word of God, which is revealed truth, and the Work of God which is the material universe, must be in perfect unison with each other. The Divine revelation can never be at odds with the laws of nature, both sharing the Fountainhead of Eternal Wisdom. To demonstrate the truth of the Holy Book, Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] pre-