Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 155
POSTSCRIPT—RESPONSE TO SOME CRITICS' OBJECTIONS 155 reply, 'Yes, he did come, sent nothing. but we rejected him, and we said that God had Now take note that these verses clearly prove that the dwellers of Hell would be cast into it because they did not accept the Prophets of the age. 12. Allah the Exalted says: إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَرْتَابُوا 1(Part Number 26, Surah al-Hujurat) Translation: It is nothing except that the believers are those who believed in Allah and the Messenger and thereafter remained steadfast in their belief and did not fall into doubts and suspicions. Note how Allah the Almighty has specified in these verses that, in His sight, they alone are believers who believe not just in God alone, but believe both in God and the Messenger. How then can there be salvation without belief in the Messenger and of what use is Tauḥīd without belief in the Messenger? 13. Allah the Exalted says: وَمَا مَنَعَهُمْ أَنْ تُقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ نَفَقَتُهُمْ إِلَّا أَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا بِاللهِ وَبِرَسُولِهِ - 2(Part Number 10, Surah at-Taubah) Translation: The sole reason why the alms of the disbelievers are not accepted is that they deny God and His Messenger. Now note how these verses make it quite clear that the deeds of 1. Surah al-Hujurāt, 49:16 [Publisher] 2. Surah at-Taubah, 9:54 [Publisher]