Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 143
143 believe in the existence of a nominal Deity who they hold did not create a single particle of matter, nor brought into existence a single soul or a single germ of life. Matter and soul they regard as having existence independently of the Divine Being, nor do they consider Him as the originator of any of their properties or powers. With the creation of this universe they think Almighty God has nothing to do. By referring to this article of their creed, I only wish to point out that for a man of true righteousness, ib is simply impossible to subscribe to all the creeds contradicting one another and to believe in them as true. My object here is not to point out the error of those who by their false beliefs derogate the Divine glory, dignity and power or legalise immoral practices, but only to show you that a conscientious being cannot treat the pure and the impure alike. To one who purifies himself the Divine face is undoubtedly revealed but methods which in- culcate a belief in impure doctrines or enjoin immoral practices, can surely never lead to God. The love of God is no doubt a certain way to a heavenly life, but how can the man entertain true love for God who takes, Barna, Krishna or Christ for his God or regards the Divine Being so weak and imperfect as not to be able to create a particle of matter or a soul ? What is salvation but to know the true and perfect God with all His pure and per- fect attributes and to walk in the ways of purity which He has shown us. This is the real salvation and every way opposed to it is a way of error, and no one can attain to true salvation by following error. We witness in the world that religious beliefs are in most cases determined by training and habits. A Christian would have no hesitation in calling Jesus his God, while a Hindu would as easily fix upon Kama or Krishna as the true Deity or upon the Ganges as the supplier of all needs, or appoint for himself a God