Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 217
POSTSCRIPT QUESTION (9) 217 As for the Aryah Samājists, they have produced no argument in sup- port of the existence of their Parmeshwar. For, in their view, He is not the Creator and as such the Creator cannot be recognised through the study of His creation; according to their religion, God Almighty does not show miracles, nor did He show any miracles at the time of the Vedas, and as such Parmeshwar cannot be proved by means of miracles. And they have no evidence to prove that the attributes ascribed to Parmeshwar— namely, knowledge of the unseen, hearing, speaking, being all-power- ful, and being the bestower—are, in fact, present in Him. Hence, their Parmeshwar is merely an imaginary Parmeshwar. The same is the condi- tion of the Christians. A seal has been placed on the revelation of their 'God' too. Therefore, how can belief in such a 'God' or Parmeshwar be reassuring? And how can anyone who does not have complete conviction in his God love God fully, and how can he be cleansed of idolatry? God Almighty has not held back from establishing the truth of His Noble Messenger. He came like a sun and manifested his light in every respect. Therefore, he who turns away from this true Sun will not come to a good end. We cannot say that he has good intentions. Can one who is afflicted with leprosy and whose limbs have been eaten by lep- rosy, claim that he is not a leper or that he is not in need of treatment? Should he say so, can we say that he has good intentions? Should there be such a person who could not arrive at the truth of Islam, despite of the guilty? Can any logic accept that Almighty God, despite His infinite powers, should stand in need of help from someone else? It is beyond my comprehension as to what kind of ‘God' ‘Īsā was who cried throughout the night supplicating to be saved. It is indeed strange that when all the three gods were already united within him, then who was the fourth ‘God' to whom he supplicated crying throughout the night? What is more, that prayer of his was not even accepted. What reliance can one place on such a 'God', who was overwhelmed by the abject Jews who did not stop persecuting him until they hoisted him upon the cross. As for the Āryas, they do not seem to have any God at all. After all, they are themselves self-existing! Can this kind of guid- ance satisfy man in the least? On the other hand, Islam presents the God who is agreed upon by human nature and all the Prophets; who reveals His mighty attributes to the perfect followers of Islam. (Author)