Lecture Lahore — Page 32
32 souls to hellfire for eternity? Surely, this does not behove the Lord of Grace and Mercy. The punishment of the son should indeed have been greater, for, being the son of God and possessing Divine powers, He could have endured far greater punishment than weak mortals. Hence, the same objection applies to both the A ryas and the Christians. Some Muslims also hold such beliefs, but these can never be attributed to the Holy Quran which categorically rejects them. Such Muslims are themselves answerable for these beliefs, just as they are answerable for the belief that Jesus as is alive and sitting in the second heaven, and they await his return even though the Holy Quran has clearly stated that he has long been dead and is among the souls that have passed away. Further proof of the falsity of the concept of transmigra- tion is that it is contrary to the true moral and ethical values. For instance, when a man takes a woman for his wife, how can he be sure that she is not his mother or sis- ter or granddaughter who might have died earlier on? Would such a person not be breaking the Vedic law by contracting such a marriage? Such a situation could be avoided if every child was born with a written record of its parentage in its past lives, but since no such arrange- ment has apparently been made by Parmeshwar, would one not be justified in believing that He Himself desires to spread such evil? We also find it difficult to understand what the transmi- gration of souls is really meant to achieve. Salvation—