Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 285
27 December 1905 285 food—rather, in times of need, she administers bitter medi- cine—the very same is the case of a truthful Mu s le h [Reformer]. This very teaching is a blessed teaching in every respect. God is of the calibre that He is an undeniable God. Christians also believe in our God. The attributes of God Almighty that we accept have to be accepted by everyone. Pastor Pfander writes in one place in his book that if there is an island where the preaching of Christianity has not reached, then what ques- tion would be asked of those people on the Day of Judgment? Then he himself gives the reply that they will not be questioned whether or not they believed in Yas u‘ [ Jesus Christ] and his atonement. On the contrary, they will be questioned whether they believe in the God Who is the One God with no partner possessing the attributes of Islam. The God of Islam is the God that every dweller in the wil- derness is naturally compelled to believe in. Every person’s conscience and inner light testify that he should believe in the Islamic God. Unfortunately, this essence of Islam and the orig- inal teaching which has been elaborated has been forgotten by the Muslims of today. And it is my job to re-establish this very ideal once again. And this is the great goal with which I have come. Jesus and Mary being Untainted by the Touch of Satan Apart from the issues mentioned above, there are other intel- lectual and theological errors that are spreading in the midst of the Muslims, the eradication of which is my responsibility. For example, these people believe that Jesus and his mother are untainted by the touch of Satan but all others—God forbid— are not untainted. This is a manifestly clear mistake; rather, it is kufr [disbelief ]