Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 188
188 in fact, an evil spirit, as God has said about him: 18 َو َناَك َنِم َنْيِرِفٰكْلا ‘And he [Lucifer] was one of the disbelievers. ’ The Promised Messiah as also removed the misconception that angels are some kind of imaginary beings or are merely symbols of certain powers and influences. He proved the reality of angels through his own observation and experience. He exposed the ignorance of those who believe that God created the sun so that the eyes could see and the air so that the ears could hear, and that none of this detracts from His Omnipotence; but when it comes to creating some means to carry out some spiritual functions, they see this as being derogatory to God and His Omnipotence. The Promised Messiah as countered them with their own beliefs and explained that God did not create the ‘means’ because He is unable to convey His will to mankind directly, rather it is because man is dependent upon the means to be able to hear the word of God, and also because they are helpful in man’s progress. In this way, the Promised Messiah as did away with all the mis - conceptions that had found their way among the Muslims regard - ing the second pillar of their faith. He taught the concept of angels as had been taught by God and His Prophet s as. The third pillar of faith in Islam is the belief in the Divine scriptures. In this respect, too, the faith of the Muslims had become quite vulnerable and they harboured strange concepts about divinely revealed books, particularly the Holy Quran. The fact is that belief in the Holy Quran is an essential part of faith in Islam, while belief in the other revealed scriptures is only as a matter of principle as they no longer exist in their original form, nor are we bound to follow them as they are. I am truly amazed at the kinds of beliefs Muslims entertain