The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 50
50. Essence of Islam-1. Defective Concepts of God in Other Religions. A study of all religions would reveal that there is no religion, other than Islām, which teaches that God. Almighty is absolutely free from all defects and possesses to the full all praiseworthy qualities. . Concepts of Hindūs and Āryā Samājists. The average Hindū considers his deities as partners in. Providence and as sharers in God's actions. He even regards them as capable of altering God's designs and of upsetting His decrees. The Hindus also believe that their. Parmeshwar, at one time or the other, by way of transmigration, was born in the shape of a human being or some animal even as filthy as swine, and that he became involved in all their ills and vices. In that condition, he was subject, like others of the species, to hunger and thirst, pain and hurt, fear and sorrow, disease and death, humiliation and disgrace, and helplessness and weakness. . Thus, it is obvious that such beliefs negate the high qualities of God Almighty and reduce His eternal and everlasting glory and majesty. . Their brothers, the Āryā Samājists, who claim that they follow the Vedās strictly, deprive God Almighty of the power of creation. They hold that souls are uncreated and self-existing like God Himself, whereas reason would consider it a defect in God Almighty that He should be the Master of the world and yet should not be the Lord and Creator of something, and that the life of the world should not depend upon His support but should be selfexisting. Assume that the following two questions were to be submitted to sane reason: (i) Is it more appropriate and in accord with the perfect praiseworthiness of the