Unity of God — Page 8
8 Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Deen Mahmood Ahmad This is not merely his opinion. It is mentioned in the Holy Quran, and the Holy Prophet s as and later Muslim imams held the same view. In light of this principle, arguing that the concept of Tauheed was non-existent before the advent of the Holy Prophet s as is contradictory to Quranic teachings. Since the Holy Quran tells us prophets appeared among every people, it follows that Tauheed too was established among every people. If Tauheed is not present in certain nations today or was absent at the time of the Holy Prophet’s advent, it simply indicates that those people had moved away from the concept of Tauheed. However, it does not indicate that the prophet sent to those people did not teach Tauheed at all. Every religion that declares belief in God Almighty actually teaches the Oneness of God. There is consensus among all religions that the doctrine of Divine Unity had disappeared at the time of the Holy Prophet’s advent. For example, books of Hindus mention that the world was degenerate, and its religious state had collapsed. Books of Christians write that idolatry was rampant and the disappearance of monotheism among Christians served as the impetus for Islam’s propagation and success. When they witnessed the in Islam, they embraced