Fountain of Christianity — Page v
v Publisher’s Note Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah as and Mahdi, wrote Fountain of Christianity in March 1906, in response to a book written by a Christian, in which the gentleman tried to prove that the Holy Quran does not contain any new teachings and that the Holy Prophet sa merely copied the narratives from past scriptures–God forbid. The Promised Messiah as responds to this objection by, first, raising serious doubts about the authenticity of the Christian Gospels, and then goes on to show how the Holy Quran is a unique and peerless book, how so many of its prophecies have been fulfilled, and how its blessings live on to this day. In this small book, the author also argues against the doc- trines of Trinity and Atonement held by Christians, and shows that these beliefs have nothing to do with the teach- ings of Jesus himself. In this context, the Promised Messiah as also draws out a comparison between the Muslim and Christian teachings of forgiveness and punishment. The second part of the book, or Epilogue, consists of a pro- found thesis on the nature of true salvation. The Promised Messiah as describes salvation as "The abiding peace and happiness which man, by his very nature, hungers and thirsts for, and which is achieved through personal love and recognition of God, and through a perfect relationship with Him. " The Promised Messiah as shows that the Chris- tian and Hindu doctrines of salvation have not only failed