The Magnificent Services of The Just Imam, The Promised Messiah — Page 13
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 13 ] dead. The Deoband i s, on the other hand, include God among the sinful humans. They assert that God has the power to commit sin and, thus, this subject becomes the point of contention among them. A Deoband i book states the following: Hence, we do not accept that it is impossible for God to lie, because that would mean that the human powers are greater than those of God. ( Yak-Roz i , written by Maulav i Muhammad Ismail, Matba Faruqi, p. 145, line 1, quoted in Deobandi Madh-hab , by Ghulam Mehr ‘Al i Golarhv i , p. 100, Kutub Kh a nah Mehriyyah Manzil, Mandi Chistiyian Shar i f, District Bahawal Nagar, Pakistan) The maulav i s have lengthy debates on this topic. The issue is not merely the possibility of lying; they go much further in their contention: Now how can we keep illicit behaviour out of the reach of the everlasting powers of God the Almighty. The illicit actions are within the power of God the Almighty. The righteous people recognise illicit actions among the other possibilities under the power of the Most High. ( al-Juh a dul-Maqall , part 1, p. 41, quoted in Deobandi Madh-hab , by Ghulam Mehr ‘Al i Golar- hv i , p. 102, Kutub Kh a nah Mehriyyah Manzil, Mandi Chistiyian Shar i f, District Bahawal Nagar, Pakistan)