The Essence of Islam – Volume II — Page 376
376. At another place God Almighty has said:. Essence of Islām II ان يك كَاذِبًا فَعَلَيْهِ كَذِبُهُ وَإِن يَكُ صَادِقَاتُصِبَكُمْ بَعْضُ الَّذِي يَعِدُكُمْ إنَّ اللهَ لا يَهْدِي مَنْ هُوَ مُسْرِفُ كَذَّاب 160. If this Prophet is an impostor, he will perish because of his imposture, but if he is truthful, then it is a must that you too will taste some punishment, because the transgressors, whether they are guilty of imposture or rejection, shall receive no help from Allāh. . What could be more explicit than the fact that in the Holy. Qur'an God Almighty warns again and again that an impostor is bound to perish in this very world. [Arba'in, No. 4, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 17, pp. 433-434] 161. Our opposing Maulavis are well aware that God Almighty has expressed in the Holy Qur'ān His disgust of one who fabricates lies against God, so much so that He has said concerning the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be on him) that if he had fabricated any lies against Him, He would have severed his large artery. In short, to claim as an impostor that a person is the recipient of revelation is so heinous a sin that it incurs not only the penalty of hell but according to the conclusive verdict of the Holy Qur'an it is punished speedily in this life also. The Mighty and Jealous God never leaves an impostor in peace. His jealousy soon crushes him and destroys him. . If the hearts of these Maulavis had the slightest shade of righteousness and were they aware in the least of the ways and practice of God Almighty, they would have 160. Al-Mu'min, 40:29 [Publisher] 161 The reference is to Al-Haqqah, 69:45-47. [Translator]