Life of Ahmad — Page 734
BISHOP OF LAHORE AND ISLAM as 734 Islam, a true follower of the living Prophet sa. No other religion could show any signs of life as compared with him. Hence he rightfully proclaimed that Muhammad sa is the only living Prophet under the heavens in the truest and fullest sense of the word. In the first leaflet Ahmad as dealt with the subject 'The Innocent Prophet'. He pointed out that the conception of sin in different religions was so very different that discussion was not of much good. The taking of alcohol, for instance, is a sin in one and a religious act in another. With some it is adultery even to look upon a woman with lust, while there are others who look upon Neyug as a social and religious necessity. It is a sin even to kill a bug or a worm according to some, while others treat cows and sheep as vegetables. Above all, Jesus is put forward as sinless by Christians even with all his claims to divinity, while according to Islam there is no greater sin than idol worship or claiming oneself to be God. The discussion, therefore, as started by the Bishop of Lahore was no good at all; Moreover, sinlessness is after all a negative virtue. To eschew a mere evil is not in itself a very great accomplishment. It is the doing of good which is creditable. Therefore the subject for discussion should have been human perfection or 'The Ideal Prophet'. If the Bishop of Lahore, said Ahmad as at the end of the leaflet, was in earnest and really interested in the truth, let him come forward in public and say that he was prepared to hold a discussion with Muslims as