Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Parts I & II — Page 85
Preface And Some Important Matters Which Are Produced Below Firstly, with utmost respect and humility, I would like to reassure everyone who adheres to a faith or creed different from mine that my purpose in writing this book is not to injure anyone’s feel- ings or to provoke unnecessary controversy. My sole concern and heart-felt desire is to demonstrate the truth and rectitude and lay it bare for all to see. I would have been quite happy to con- fine myself to my own faith and avoid discussing the beliefs of my opponents, but the problem is that a thorough scrutiny and comprehensive discussion of true principles and arguments is not possible without exposing the falsity of all creeds opposed to the right path. I, therefore, had no choice but to mention them and to remove the doubts created by them. Evidently, truth cannot be established without answering the objections of the oppos- ing party. For instance, if the existence of the Creator were under debate, it could not be concluded without systematically elimi- nating all the false beliefs held by the atheists. Similarly, when we argue that God is the Creator of souls and bodies, it is necessary