Islam the Future World Religion

by Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad

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Islam the Future World Religion — Page 8

‑ 8 ‑ allegations that Christians make against Islam to prove to people that it is not a sustainable religion. In particular, through the use of rational and logical arguments, Huzoor discredited the assertion that a faith which does not evolve with the times cannot be true. He said: I accept that an incomplete faith whose teachings do not accord with the needs of every age, will adapt itself in accordance with the changes of the time. However, I cannot concede that a religion which fulfils the requirements of every age should also have to evolve in this way. Huzoor then demonstrated which of Islam or Christianity adequately fulfils the needs of every age by undertaking a comparison of both religions and showing that the teachings of the latter have not withstood the test of time and are, therefore, being changed. Conversely, the teachings of Islam are such that if the way of life of a certain era goes against them,