Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 28
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 28 and fabricators. Can anyone possibly expect reconciliation with such people? Excelling them are the many courteous people of Sanatan Dharam, who look upon every Prophet with respect and bow their heads in deference. In my view, it may be possible for the wild beasts and wolves of the jungles to give up their meanness and to reconcile with us, but it is totally futile to think that peo- ple of such faith as these might reconcile with Muslims with sincerity of their heart. Rather, it is more unlikely than any- thing else for them that they, while holding such beliefs, could have true reconciliation with Muslims. Can a true Muslim bear to listen to these abuses concerning his holy and revered Prophets and yet reconcile with them? Absolutely not! Thus, to reconcile with these people is as harmful as putting a biting venomous snake inside one’s sleeve. This is a nation whose heart is extremely dark and which considers all Prophets, who were able to effect great reforms in the world, to be fabricators and liars. Neither Moses nor Jesus could escape their tongue, nor even our lord and master, His Holiness the Seal of the Prophets, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who accomplished greater reformation throughout the world than all, and whose revived corpses are alive even today. Later on, when there was much uproar in the newspapers encourag- ing reconciliation between the Muslims and Hindus, the Promised Messiah as presented a proposal for reconciliation in Lecture Lahore, the wording of which is as follows: We consider this an honour to declare and publish our affirma- tion that Moses, peace be upon him, and Jesus, peace be upon him, and other Prophets were all holy and esteemed and chosen men of God. Likewise, the elders through whom God imparted