Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 147
147 Holy Prophet s as who had previously proclaimed him to be trust - worthy and truthful. This kind of opposition that arises after a claim is made carries no weight. We know from the Holy Quran that it is impossible for a person whose truthfulness is acknowl - edged by friends and foes, despite a lifetime of scrutiny, should at once turn around and start telling lies about God. If a man’s life has been known to be blameless even by his enemies, God could never be so cruel as to corrupt his heart so completely that he sud - denly begins to lie about God Himself while he had previously remained steadfast through the worst of trials and temptations. The Holy Prophet s as challenged his enemies, again and again, to point out the slightest moral lapse in his early life, but no one took up this challenge. Similarly, the Promised Messiah as declared that he had been informed by God that his opponents would not be able to point to any weakness in his character. 6 He repeatedly challenged them to point out any shortcomings in his earlier life and dealings, or to prove that they had not found his character, right from infancy to manhood, to be flawless and exemplary. Despite repeated challenges, no one spoke up. Some of those who saw him in his youth are still alive and, despite their extreme opposition to him, cannot hide their testimony that the Promised Messiah as was a man of extraordinary character. Indeed, accord - ing to many Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims, his childhood and youth were like that of ‘godly people’. In short, just as the virtue and piety of the Holy Prophet s as was a mighty proof of his truthfulness, a proof which God Himself put forth in the Holy Quran, so is the earlier life of the Promised Messiah as a testimony to the truth of his claim. This is a testimony that no one can deny. He was the proof of his own truth.