Refutation of the Allegation of Insult to Jesus Christ — Page 27
27 First of all, for a long time he admonished scholars of all religions to refrain, in religious debates, from throwing dirt on each others’ faiths. Instead, the approach should be to bring forth the good points of their own faiths. Secondly, he presented the principle that if one wished to refute beliefs of a religion, one must put forward one’s arguments within the context of accepted and established beliefs of that particular religion. Thirdly, in the same manner, the good qualities and praiseworthy characteristics of the founders of bound under the commandment of God, the True Defender, to protect Islam by all possible means, but they were powerless and incapable to do so. They were sobbing under the punishment for their own mistakes. On one hand, the scope of extended attacks on Islam was such that the entire Christian world was determined to blow out the divinely lit light of Islam considering it the greatest hurdle in its way. Great intellectual powers and enormous wealth were supporting these attacks enthusiastically. On the other hand, condition to defend Islam was so miserable that there were not even arrows in response of gun shots. There was no defence and no power to strike back. . . . Under these conditions Muslims initiated a defence in which Mirz a Sahib had a significant part to play. This defense shattered earlier Christian influence which they had gained under the protective life support of the British Empire. And thus millions of Muslims were protected from a greater and more severe Christian assault. … The illusory grandeur of Christianity itself began to crumble. . . Thus, this service of Mirz a Sahib will keep the coming generations obliged for ever. In this Jihad of the pen in defence of Islam, he was in the front line and he left behind him such literature that would last as long as the Muslims have lifeblood in their veins and love of Islam in their national conscience. ” (Newspaper “Wak i l”, Amritsar, May 1908. See “Badr” Qadian, June 18, 1908)