Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 177
POSTSCRIPT—RESPONSE TO SOME CRITICS' OBJECTIONS 177 it is not manifested in the Hereafter either. The reward of belief in God Almighty in this world is that God blesses such a person with complete guidance and does not let him go to waste. The same is also indicated in the following verse: وَإِنْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الكتب إِلا لَيُؤْمِنَنَّ بِهِ قَبْلَ مَوْتِه. Meaning that, those who are truly the People of the Book and sin- cerely believe in God and His Scriptures and act upon them will ultimately end up believing in this Prophet. This is exactly what hap- pened. Of course, evil people who should not be called the People of the Book do not believe. A number of such instances are also found in Islamic history which show how Benevolent and Merciful God Almighty is, for if a person does even a tittle of good, He causes him, by way of reward, to enter Islam as is also stated in a hadith that a Companion enquired of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 'When I was a disbeliever, I gave away lar- gesse to the needy with the sole intention of pleasing God, will I get the reward for that too?' He replied, "Those alms are what drew you towards Islam. ' In the same way, therefore, if anyone belonging to any other religion, believes God Almighty to be One without any partner, and loves Him, God Almighty causes him ultimately to enter Islam, in consonance with the verse: ra وووووو فلهم أجرهم عند ربهم This is what happened in the case of Bāvā Nānak when he, discard- ing idol worship in all sincerity, adopted Tauhid and fell in love with God. The same God who declares in the above-mentioned noble 1. Surah an-Nisa', 4:160 [Publisher] 2. [They] shall have their reward with their Lord (Surah al-Baqarah, 2:63). [Publisher]