Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 225
POSTSCRIPT QUESTION (9) 225 of its proof is upon him alone. He alone will be answerable as to how sufficient evidence was not furnished to him despite all the evidence based on reason and historical record, excellence of teachings, heavenly Signs, and guidance of every kind. It would be simply senseless and absurd to contend that whoever was not furnished with complete arguments, despite knowing about Islam, would attain salvation in their state of denial. Rather, such prattle is an affront to God Almighty, for it would be insolence to the exalted station of the Almighty who sent His Messenger. Moreover, it inherently implies the breach of promise, that, despite the fact that He promised that He would furnish sufficient evidence, He could not do so vis-à-vis those who rejected Him; and they rejected His Messenger, and yet attained salvation. And when we evaluate the Signs which God manifested in support of Islam, and note the evidence based on reason and record, and discover thousands of excellences in Islam of which other religions are bereft, and when we realize that the door for making progress towards God is open only in Islam, and when we find other religions to be in a state in which they are either caught in creature worship or they do not believe that God Almighty is the Creator and Originator of all and the Fountainhead of all blessings, we pity those who spread such preposterous thinking in the world that a person who knew of Islam, but had not been furnished with 'complete arguments, will attain salvation. It is obvious that the rejection of facts, even when uninten- tional, is still harmful. For instance, suppose that doctors have issued a warning about going near women who are infected with syphilis, but someone has consorted with such a woman. Now it would be no use complaining on his part that he was unaware of this warning of the physicians so why did he contract syphilis. Bāvā Nānak spoke the. مندے کمیں نانکا جد کد مندا ہو * truth when he said 1. Meaning that, O Nanak, evil deeds will ultimately breed evil consequences. (Author)