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28 December 1907 117 all those sins should have been enumerated in the Veda. But when the commandments of Veda are looked at, their count cannot be more than a few hundred even according to the Aryas, while there are thousands of animals present in the jun- gles alone, many thousands of insects and worms are crawling in the earth; then there are the birds on trees and animals in the ocean that are beyond count. Where did so many species come from? 4. Aryas contend that the need for the expulsion of souls from Paradise would arise because their worship was only for a finite time and, therefore, the recompense for such finite wor- ship should also be for a finite period of time. This doctrine is extremely perverted. Maybe the Aryas worship with this notion that it is only for a limited time. Islam does not subscribe to this. Our pledge with God Almighty is eternal. It is not our intent to worship God only for a specified time. Rather, we consider such intent to be kufr [disbelief ]. We have put the yolk of eternal worship of God around our necks. If God causes us to die, it would not change our intent. We die with the expectant reward for this worship. We do not deem it to be limited. The God of Islam Thank God that the Quran has not presented a god of such imperfect attributes who is neither the owner of souls nor of particles; neither can he give them salvation nor can he accept repentance of anyone. According to the Holy Quran, we belong to a God who is our Creator, our Master, our Sustainer. He is Most Gracious, He is Most Merciful, and He is the Master of the Day of Judgement. It is an occasion for the believers to be