The Truth About Salvation — Page 25
25 Messiah as is God’s son then the Christians have no claim over him. Since the Jews crucified him, and not the Christians, therefore, it is they who should benefit from it. However, Christians claim the opposite of this; they believe that by simply believing in his death, they attain salvation. For this reason, the Christian concept regarding salvation cannot be taken as correct in any way. THE LAW IS A MERCY NOT A CURSE Instead, there is no room for doubt or suspicion in the approach taught by Islam. As I have already mentioned, Islam has expounded on the commandments of the divine law so that human beings can find peace and solace by following it, and save themselves from difficulty. It is much the same as the way railway operators have created timetables which inform people that those who turn up at a scheduled time will be able to purchase tickets and take the relevant train to their desired destination. Yet still, if somebody complains about this, and says that taking the train to a particular destination would cause them difficulty, then they would be considered most foolish. The same is true of the law. It would have been a curse if it contained such provisions that hurt people. But in Islam there