Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 464
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 464 understood the Holy Quran at all. At this time, Islam is sur- rounded by numerous enemies and opponents. It is being attacked, and objections are raised against it from all sides. If this answer is given, then what will be the benefit? I have said it before, and I say even now that if this method of reasoning were correct, no decisive verdict could be reached. The acceptance unanimously of something by all sects does not prove its truth. And this weapon cannot be of any use to us in this age. If a Christian priest objects and you reply to him by saying that since all the sects believe, therefore, we believe the Holy Quran to be the Book of God, then tell me what effect it will have? I tell you truly, and only for the sake of God, that you reflect upon this matter. Stubbornness and bigotry are one thing, and accepting the truth is another. I have to die, and you, too, have to die one day. Then why do you not ponder about this affair of mine by keeping death in mind? Can I fabricate a lie against God in this matter? I swear in the name of God that I am not a fabricator of lies. God Almighty has sent me as the Imam for this century and has sent me in accordance with His promises, and I do not coerce you regarding this matter that you must accept this because there is this commandment in the Holy Quran: 1 ۤاَل َهاَرْكِا يِف ِنْيِّدلا ۤاَل َهاَرْكِا يِف ِنْيِّدلا. But yes, it is true that I have the right to present arguments for the truth of my claim, and that is why I said that the arguments by which the Quran is proven to be the Divine Word are also the ones that prove my truth, but you offer no such reasoning and do not listen to me, so what should I do? I say again that God Almighty has given me brilliant argu- ments. If I place these on one side of the scale and, on the other side, place the arguments that establish the truth of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and 1. There should be no compulsion in religion ( S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:257). [Publisher]