Ten Proofs for the Existence of God — Page 33
33 set of patients suffering from a serious malady ought to be selected and divided into groups. One set of patients ought to be treated and cared for by doctors, whereas he would pray for the second lot and from this it could be seen as to which patients made the better recovery. What doubt can there be in such a test? Accordingly, he once prayed for the victim of a dog bite who had been struck down by rabies. The doctors in Kasauli 17 refused to treat him and gave a written statement that his condition was incurable. However, through the prayers of the Promised Messiah as he returned to health, even though people who are bitten by a rabid dog and have begun to manifest signs of madness rarely recover from it. Thus the acceptance of prayer is proof of the fact there exists a being that answers prayers. Moreover, this phenomenon is not restricted to a particular period of time, rather, such instances can be witnessed in all ages. Prayer finds fulfilment today just as it did in the past. NINTH PROOF The ninth proof for the existence of God found in the Holy Qur’an is that of revelation. Though I have 17 Kasauli is a small hill town in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. [Publishers]