Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 231
231 Messenger of God, and receive the Diviae blessings. Thus shall the earth be filled up with good and virtuous men. (3). Lastly, the Revelation establishes that however long the period of the plague may be, Qadian shall ever be safe from the destruction and havoc which it works in other towns and vil- lages, for it is the seat of God's Holy Messenger. This is a sign for all nations of the earth. Now if there is anyone who rejects the Messenger of God or denies the supernaturalness of this sign, and thinks that formal prayers or the worship of the sou of Mary or reverence for cow or a belief in the Yedas, can avert this evil, despite the enmity, opposition and disobedience of this Messenger, he must furnish like proof of his assertions. It is no doubt the time to judge the truth of every religion and every claimant has the opportunity to offer proof of the Divine favor he enjoys. It seems as if Al- mighty God had appointed this day as the day of final triumph for the true religion, and brought about this grand exhibition for every religion to display its truth or falsehood before all the world. In this grand arena a Champion has already appeared to challenge others, and Almighty God has named Qadian as the seat of His Chosen One which He shall, for His Messenger's sake, protect from the destructions of plague. If the Aryas believe in the truth of the Vedas, they should prophecy that the plague shall find no access to Benares, the birth-place of the Vedas, and the most ancient seminary for the instruction of students in Yedic lore. The conservative Hindu party, the Sanatau Dharrn section of the Hindu religion, should also name some city where cows are found in large numbers and particularly revered, Amritsar for instance, as enjoining a similar protection out of regard for one cow. If this revered animal is willing to show some such super- natural miracle,. Government, we think, shall gladly prohibit its