Life of the Promised Messiah — Page 13
13 Hazrat Maulvi Abdul-Karim An External Adversary Firstly, the greatest corruption of all, and in fact the fundamental disorder, is that of Christianity. This dis- order is manifesting itself in many forms: i. Through schools, it is turning thousands and thou- sands of children away from their religion and weakening their faith. ii. Its missionaries and preachers are ruining the faith of simple village-folk and the uneducated. iii. It is setting ablaze Muslim households through the efforts of lady preachers. iv. Mission hospitals are perpetrating what no form of compulsion and coercion has ever done in the past. v. In times of famine, thousands of the poor and des- titute are given food, and then led astray. vi. Influence has been exerted through the authorities and thousands of men renounced their faith under pressure. vii. Newspapers, monthly periodicals and books are responsible for destroying thousands. Secondly, institutions of higher education are fertile ground for the spread of materialism and irreligious- ness. Of the courses and textbooks that are introduced every other day, some are absolutely inclined towards atheism. Some of these books have been written explic- itly with the motive to attack Islam. Since Christian priests sit as influential members on textbook selection