Our God — Page 134
134 My dear ones! Think hard. Various people are born in differ- ent parts of the world, among different nations at different times. Their truthfulness, honesty, and integrity are beyond reproach. Their sanity is unquestionable; they are regarded as models for others on account of their outstanding truthfulness and exalted mental faculties. They are not ten, twenty, fifty, or a hundred, but number in the thousands, and are spread over different countries and different ages. They all present their personal testimony to the world that this universe and all therein is under the authority and governance of an Exalted Being. They testify that they have seen and perceived Him as they see and perceive other non-material things. They say they have a connection with Him as they have with other perceived and observed things. Is this testimony not worthy of acceptance? If this testimony is not acceptable, then surely there can be no other testimony in the world which would be found acceptable. Only two factors can create doubt about a testimony. First, if the truthfulness of the witness is in question. Second, if the wit- ness is unreliable, for he may not lie deliberately, but may err in his observation and experience. This is not the case with Prophets; indeed, they are regarded in the highest esteem for their truthful- ness and intellectual abilities. Their evidence is not based on hear- say, but on their own personal and witnessed accounts. They lived in different ages among different nations and most of them were not even aware of the presence of other Prophets and, therefore, could not be suspected of conspiracy. Under these circumstances, their testimony is so weighty that it cannot be ignored at all. Consider this: A lawsuit is brought to you for judgement. On one side, there is a party comprising thousands of men—each