Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 171
POSTSCRIPT RESPONSE TO SOME CRITICS' OBJECTIONS إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَ النَّصْرِى وَالبِيْنَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُمُ 1 أَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ. ! 171 (Translation): Meaning that, those who have embraced Islam or are Jews, or Christians, or who submit to the stars; whoever from among them will believe in Allah and the Last Day and will perform good deeds, God will not allow him to go to waste; the reward of such persons is with their Lord, and no fear shall come upon them, nor shall they grieve. ² This is the verse from which-on account of ignorance and perverse thinking-it has been concluded that there is no need to believe in the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. It is a great pity that these people follow the dictates of their evil self and oppose the decisive and manifest verses of the Holy Quran and, in order to get away from Islam, seek refuge in verses that are susceptible to dif- ferent interpretations. They should remember that they cannot bene- fit from this verse at all, for belief in Allah and belief in the Last Day necessitates belief in the Holy Quran and the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. The reason is as follows. In the Holy Quran, defining the term Allah, God Almighty says that: 'Allah is the Being who is [Rabbul-ālamin-Lord of all the worlds], [Raḥmān—Gracious], and [Raḥīm—Merciful]. He created the earth and heavens in six days. He created Adam, sent Messengers and Scriptures, and last of all He raised the Ḥadrat Muḥammad, the chosen Prophet of God, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 1. Surah al-Baqarah, 2:63 [Publisher] 2. If this verse was taken to mean that mere Tauḥīd is enough, then the follow- ing verse would prove that, all sins, shirk [associating partners with God] etc. , shall be forgiven without repentance, which is manifestly not the case. The verse قُلْ يُعِبَادِيَ الَّذِيْنَ أَسْرَفُوْا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِنْ رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيْعًا. reads thus [Say, 'O my servants who have committed excesses against their own souls! despair not of the mercy of Allah, surely Allah forgives all sins', (Sūrah az-Zumar, 39:54)]. (Author)