The Light of the Holy Qur'an — Page 147
T H e J O u r NA l—F AT e H M A S IH T H e J O u r NA l—F AT e H M A S IH 147 understand, did exhort them to remember God with love as they would remember their fathers, but it did not say anywhere to lit- erally consider Him to be a father. Another flaw in the Gospel is that nowhere did it teach that the sublime way to worship is to entertain no selfish motives in the worship; instead, if it taught anything, it was how to pray for bread. On the other hand, the Holy Qur’an taught us the follow- ing prayer: 1 َطاَرِص َنْيِذَّلا َتْمَعْنَا ْمِهْيَلَع اَنِدْهِا َطاَرِّصلا َمْيِقَتْسُمْلا ۰۰ That is, establish us on the path which is the path of Prophets and the Truthful and those who love God. The Gospel, on the other hand, teaches, ‘Give us this day our daily bread. ’ I have read the entire Gospel, but there is no sign or trace of such sub- lime teaching. The Fifth Objection [Fateh Masih’s Objection:] Eyes of Muhammad s as fell upon some lady. Thereupon, he came home and went to bed with his wife Saudah ra. How can such a person be considered all perfect who, upon seeing some lady, cannot rein in his carnal self without going to bed with his wife and satisfying his lust? My Statement: I submit that the hadith which the critic has mis- construed is found in S a hih Muslim and its words are as follows: 1. S u rah al-F a ti h ah, 1:5–6 [Publisher]