The Noble Son — Page 85
HAZRAT MAULANA JALAL-UD-DIN SHAMS RA 85 Challenging the Baha’i faith on revelation and matters of the unseen he stated: ‘I am from the reflections of the Promised Messiah as , for God caused such words to descend upon me as were fulfilled at their appointed time. And even today I proclaim that bring the successor of Abdul Baha in opposition to me, and then watch as to whose truth is manifested by God Almighty. ’ 95 Then, challenging all the opponents of Islam, by way of completing the argument against them, he stated with regards to the acceptance of prayer: ‘After the Promised Messiah as , I challenge the entire world that if there be any such person who believes with certainty that his religion is true, as opposed to Islam, let him come forward and compete with me. It has become established for me, on the basis of experiment, that Islam alone is the living religion and that in competition with Islam, no other religion can hold its ground, because God Almighty hears our prayers and accepts them. And He accepts them in such circumstances when actual conditions seem totally opposed. And this indeed is the great sign of Islam being the living faith. If anyone has any doubt or suspicion, let him come forward and put it to the test. Evidence does not need proof. If there are indeed any such people as have firm faith that their religion is a living religion,