The Truth About Salvation — Page 26
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 26 is no such commandment that brings harm to people instead of benefit. Is theft, which has been forbidden by Islam, an act of virtue? Can adultery, which has been prohibited, be considered a good deed? Or can lying be considered something excellent even though it has been deemed a wrong? Definitely not. This then is the case with all the commandments of the law which are essentially reference points or a guidebook [to living a better life]. If God Almighty Himself did not reveal the evils within the things He has forbidden, then human beings would only have recognised their ill effects after many years of experiencing and struggling with their negative consequences. Yet, by way of a gift, God Almighty disclosed them directly to people. How unfortunate that Christians have declared this divine gift to be a curse, whereas in truth, through His mercy, God disclosed the commandments and teachings of the law to the people as rules to be followed. Human beings do not possess the capacity to reach the best conclusion in everything. Therefore, God showed them that if He had not revealed to them the divine law, they would have suffered immensely and performed such deeds which, apart from just grief, would have brought them affliction as well. Nor would they have undertaken