Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Parts I & II — Page 137
137 PArT T Wo is why a denier of Tau hi d , even if he is a paragon of virtue, can- not attain salvation. Hence, these people should first ask them- selves: which of these Books has done the most to promote the concept of God’s Oneness, upon which salvation depends. Can the Vedas boast one country in which they have introduced the Oneness of God? Can they point to one tract of land on the face of the earth where the Rig , the Yajur , the Sh a m and the Atharvan have established the concept of Tau hi d [Oneness] of God? The only impact of the Vedas we see in India is in the form of fire-worship, sun-worship, worship of Vishnu and creature-worship—the mere mention of which is repugnant. You may survey India from end to end, everywhere you will find Hindus engrossed in creature-worship. While some wor- ship Mah a deva, others sing hymns in praise of Krishna and yet others worship idols and images. The case of the Gospels is no different. There is no land in which they became the means for spreading Tau hi d. On the con- trary, its followers consider monotheists unworthy of salvation. Their priests give monotheists tidings of a dark inferno where there will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth. According to them, only those will be saved from it who believe that God suffers death, suffering, hunger, thirst, pain, and that he entered a mortal body and became flesh; otherwise, there is no hope of salvation. In other words, they believe that the paradise of their imagina- tion will be divided among the two great nations of Europe—the British and the Russians—while all monotheists will be cast into hell for the crime of considering God to be free from every fault and imperfection.