Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 541
17 May 1908 541 1 اَمَف اَذ َدْعَب ِّقَحْلا اَّلِا ُلٰلَّضلا اَمَف اَذ َدْعَب ِّقَحْلا اَّلِا ُلٰلَّضلا Now, being Muslims, if they do not accept the Quran and the word of the Messenger s as , it is a choice that they make. They do not reject me but they reject the One from whom I have been sent and the one to whom I am enslaved. Set me and my rejection aside—they dare to reject the Holy Prophet s as ! This is one and same thing—the Quran has set forth the promise of the coming of a Khalifah [Successor], and in the Hadith, the Khalifah to come in the Latter Days has been named Messiah. Where is there conflict in this? Allegations other than these are also likewise baseless and born out of obstinacy and prejudice. I have refuted them all in detail within my books. Some of their beliefs are such that they cause the heart of a true Muslim to tremble. For example, they hold the belief that no one is free from the touch of Satan except Jesus, peace be upon him. What a shame- ful doctrine this is that they adhere to! Our Noble Prophet, the Best of all Prophets, the Leader of all holy men is not free from the touch of Satan (God forbid) but Jesus as is! How pitiable a scenario this is! God only knows what has become of them despite the fact that they are called Muslims. Just look, this is what is they think even about the Holy Prophet s as ; the Muslims themselves say with their own tongues what the Aryas and the Christians are saying. If our most beloved Prophet s as has passed away, following whom is a source of pride and honour for us and who is the cause of our salva- tion, then what do we care about Jesus as ? So these are the issues for which I am denounced as a kafir [disbeliever] and a dajjal [deceiver]; and it is said that I am 1. So what is left after truth but manifest error? ( S u rah Y u nus, 10:33) [Publisher]