Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 236
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part three 236 repeated efforts by numerous learned scholars to awaken them. Due to their perpetual materialism and religious indifference, they live under the illusion that the teachings of the Gospels are perfect and superior to the teachings of the Holy Quran. Recently, in the March 3, 1882 issue of N u r Afsh an , a priest raised the question, ‘What does the Holy Quran or its author teach about eternal life that is not already contained in the Bible, and in what aspect are its commandments and teachings superior to those of the Gospels to prove the necessity of the revelation of the Quran in the presence of the Gospels. ’ Similarly, an Arabic treatise named Ris a lah ‘Abdul-Mas ih ibn Is ha q al-Kind i has been fabricated with the intent to somehow make the defective and adulterated teachings of the Gospels seem praiseworthy in the eyes of unsuspecting people, and, at the same time, hurl baseless accusa- tions against the teachings of the Holy Quran. Little do these igno- rant Christians understand that praising one book and condemning another without evidence neither renders one praiseworthy nor the other condemnable. Anyone can utter frivolous words, but observe how I have proven in this book that the teachings of the Gospels are devoid of truth and have established with hundreds of arguments that the teachings of the Holy Quran are a constellation of spiritual lights. All this is accom- panied by a challenge promising a reward of ten thousand rupees [to anyone who can refute my arguments]. Indeed, our Benevolent God, who knows the secrets of the hearts, is my witness that I am willing to be put to death if someone can find even an iota of error in the teach- ings of the Holy Quran, or can prove that his own Scripture contains even the minutest merit contrary to, and better than the teachings of the Holy Quran. Fair and just people!! Reflect and ponder over it for the sake of God and with a sense of honesty. What kind of piety and honesty is it that our opponents do not desist from uttering impertinences even when they have failed to face up to my challenge.