The Holy War — Page 143
Proceedings—Debate 29 May 1893 143 Being of the Maker and express doubts regarding that Being Truly Worthy of Worship with whose Glory the whole world is filled, then what argument can we present that someone will not object to? Then, you ask how the Christian religion can be true if it bears no fruit. My dear Sir, this religion is not without fruit and at the proper time—that is to say, this very week—its fruits shall be pre- sented to you. Now, I have a very significant conflict with you. Why did you label me a hypocrite? Holding me to be a hypocrite that I say with the tongue that which is not in my heart. You accused me of this. I have been listening to your claims of prophethood, but this is a claim to Divinity, that you can see what is in the hearts. My final submission is that it is appropriate that the Holy Being of the Creator should not be comprehensible to His creations. The Being of God Almighty is essentially all essence, and if we could com- prehend His Holy Being, then what would remain beyond that? Would we not become His equal? Without a doubt this would be the case. This is precisely why I cannot come to accept the Muhammadan concept of Unity that even a child can understand, while my intelli- gence testifies that the pure Being should be far more than that. In your concept of Unity what aspect is left beyond understanding, it is as if the finite has managed to encompass the infinite somehow. But the concept of ‘Plurality in Unity’ is such that no one has been born who can understand it nor will any such person be born in the future. Can you tell us if human intellect can comprehend God Almighty? God forbid! God forbid! The Being of God is such that it can neither be proved by rea- son nor can it be denied by rationality. It is a matter hundreds of thousands fold beyond human intellect and only God Almighty can settle this issue with clarity. What pertains to God, only God knows and neither I, nor you, Mirza sahib, have the right to use