Lecture Ludhiana — Page 59
59 and glory. And my advent is for this very purpose. It is incumbent on Muslims to value the light and the blessings that are at present descending from heaven and be grateful to God for this timely guidance and for help- ing them out in their hour of distress in keeping with His promise. If Muslims do not cherish this divine bounty, God Almighty will not be in the least bothered about them. He will not stop before completing His task and will leave them to rue their plight. I declare with all the emphasis at my command and with full conviction and understanding, that God has decided to demolish all other religions and let Islam triumph and be strong. No power or person can now resist or stall the fulfilment of the Will of God. He is: 39 O Muslims, Listen! God has communicated this tiding to you through me and I have duly conveyed the message. Now it is for you to heed or not to heed. The plain truth is that Jesus, on whom be peace, is dead, and I swear by God that I am the Promised one who was to appear. And this too is an undeniable fact that Islam lives if Jesus as dies. If you reflect on this, you will realize that this is the issue which is destined to seal the fate of Christianity. It is the mainstay of the edifice of the Christian faith, so let it 39 ‘ Doer of whatever He wills. ’ (85:17) [Translator]