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23 goat, no one would have any milk or anything else for that matter. Now if a god who neither creates anything nor grants anyone anything is not a useless god, then what is he? Another damage that is inflicted upon one’s moral strength by this concept of transmigration is that one’s faculty of honour is completely destroyed. Now when the Vedas have provided no list specifying that such and such person has returned in such and such form, how can one rule out the possibility that a man, in a cer- tain cycle of birth could even marry his mother or sister and produce children; or a father could return in the form of a horse and his son could mount it and discipline it with a whip? In short, this concept is one which leads to vile conse- quences. Was transmigration not enough? The Aryas even advance the concept of niyoga from the Vedas as well. ” 1 3 November 1900—Ten Points 1—Muhammad sa as a Manifestation of Graciousness and Mercy The Promised Messiah as said: “Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is a perfect manifestation of divine graciousness (rahmaniyyat) because the meaning of Muhammad is ‘one who is praised immensely. ’ The meaning of Rahman (the Gracious) is one who gives not as remuneration, but without being asked and without distinction between believer or non-believer. It is obvious that one who grants without being asked will definitely be praised. As such, in the name Muhammad , divine graciousness was manifested. The name Ahmad shone through as a manifestation of divine mercy (rahimiyyat). For the meaning of Rahim (the Merciful) is one who saves efforts and endeavours from being wasted. The meaning of Ahmad is one who praises. Now it is obvious also that when someone does good to a person, that person becomes pleased with them, endeav- ours to repay them for their effort and praises them in return. In this context, God’s mercy is manifested in the name Ahmad. Therefore, Allah is the Gracious, as manifested in the name Muhammad , and He is the Merciful, as manifested in the name Ahmad. In other words, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was a manifestation of these two magnificent attributes of divine graciousness and mercy. ” 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 4, no. 42, dated 24 November 1900, pp. 4-5 p. 21