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~ 61 ~ and murder of the innocent, whoever commits such acts should be called an offender and not a hero. ''These thoughts have been produced through the perverted interpretations of the priests. There is no sign of them in the Book of God. The Word of God declares the punishment of sword for the ones who raise the sword and does not teach mutiny against the ones who establish peace, benefit the public, and give every people the rights of freedom. It is dishonesty to malign the Word of God. Therefore, it is highly desirable that for the good of humanity a conference of religions be held by the Empress of India to disseminate the reality of religions. '' 32 To show Compassion is to be Human The Promised Messiah as writes: ''A religion which does not inculcate universal compassion is no religion at all. Similarly, a human being without the faculty of compassion is no human at all. Our God has never discriminated between one people and another. This is illustrated by the fact that all the potentials and capabilities which have been granted to the Aryans have also been granted to the races inhabiting Arabia, Persia, Syria, China, Japan, Europe and America. 32 To h fa ‐ e ‐ Qai s ariyyah , Ru ha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 12, pp. 280 ‐ 281