Lecture Sialkot — Page 52
52 L ECTURE S IALKOT the greater is the enchantment of the Christians with the mundane. Indeed, like a man in stupor, most of them are engrossed day and night in their earthly pur- suits. The other sins rampant in Europe, like alcoholism and illicit sex, are too obvious to require any mention. I shall conclude my address after submitting a brief discourse in support of my claim. Honourable audience! may God Almighty open your hearts to the reality and may He inspire you with the ability to see the truth. You might know that it is enough reason to follow a Prophet, a Messenger or an Elect of God—who is commissioned for the reforma- tion of mankind—if what he says is the truth and does not suffer from deceit or fraud, since human reason does not require miracles to accept the truth. But as man is naturally susceptible to doubts and suspicions, he may suspect that the claimant is motivated by some selfish motive, or is himself a victim of delu- sion, or is trying to deceive others. Although what the Messenger says may be true and self-evident, people sometimes do not pay attention to him because they consider him to be an ordinary and insignificant per- son. Sometimes, the temptations of one’s baser self are so overwhelming that even if a person under- stands the message to be true, he is so overwhelmed