True Christianity and How It Leads to Islam — Page 30
TRUE CHRISTIANITY AND HOW IT LEADS T O IS L A M 30 challenge. The acceptance of prayers has been recognized as another important criterion by the Bible: “We know that God heareth not sinners, but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth His Will, him He heareth”. (John 9:31) The Promised Messiah. Hazrat Ahmad, wrote in one of his books: “Let us select some sick people and allot them between us and try to heal them by prayer. Then you will see that God will accept my prayers and will heal my patients, but my opponents shall fail”. (Ar ba een No. 3, p. 17) And he tells of his accepted prayers thus: “I have been given the blessing of abundant acceptance of prayers. There is none who can rival this. I can swear that about thirty thousand of my prayers have been heard and I can provide proof of it”. (Zarurat - ul Imam p. 22) Thousands of people experienced the acceptance of, and received benefit from, his prayers. Undoubtedly this also was a great heavenly proof in his favour. Miracles have been earmarked by the Bible as denoting heavenly approval. Peter once said in his sermon: “Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a