The Truth Unveiled — Page 40
40 40 Islasm ntals eriosP urPsb In conclusion, I consider it an obligation to inform this wise and benign government that the clerics from among my people oppose me only because the teaching I impart to my community contradicts their yearnings and desires. I oppose the sort of beliefs they hold regarding their much awaited Mahdi and Messiah. God Almighty has made clear to me the inaccuracy and falsity of all the notions which indicate that such a Mahdi or Messiah would come into the world and shed blood in order to spread faith and reli - gion. God has never willed the spread of religion in this manner. If, in the time of our Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, war was ever waged against the opponents, these wars were never meant to propagate religion; rather, they were merely defensive. That is to say, they only took place because the opponents of that time, on account of their ignorant religious prejudice, desired to eradicate the Muslims from the face of the earth. They would slaughter the Muslims, inflict great suffering upon them and prevent them from freely conveying the mes - sage of Islam. Hence, these opponents who unjustly slaughtered innocent Muslims merely due to religious animosity, were in turn killed, which served as a punishment for their heinous crimes. However, no one kills Muslims today on account of reli - gious resentment and prejudice, nor is the sword wielded against them due to their religion. Of course, worldly conflicts do occur amongst worldly people, but they are not our concern. So, in the present circumstances when no one takes up the sword to destroy Islam, it is immensely ignorant and contrary to the Quran to take up the sword under the cover of religion. If an individ - ual appears in the world in the name of a bloodthirsty Mahdi or Messiah and incites people to fight the disbelievers, then it should