The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 404
404. Essence of Islam-III. My heart is both distressed and pleased at this moment. I am distressed that if Lekh Rām had, at least, restrained himself from vilification, I would have supplicated on his behalf and would have hoped that, even if he had been cut to pieces, he would have survived. Nothing is impossible for the God Whom I know. On the other hand, I am happy that the prophecy has been so clearly fulfilled. . . . . If anyone still entertains doubts and considers me a party to the conspiracy of slaying Lekh Rām, as some Hindu papers have alleged, I have a very effective way of settling the whole matter: Such a person should state on oath in my presence that:. I am certain that this man was party to the conspiracy of murder, or the murder was committed under his direction. If this statement of mine is not true, may You,. O Mighty God, afflict me within the period of one year with such terrible torment as should not proceed from human hands nor be suspected of having been brought about by human design. . If thereafter such a person should survive for a whole year without being afflicted, as mentioned in the supplication, I may be deemed guilty and condemned to suffer the punishment of murder. If there is any Āryā who is brave enough to try and relieve the whole world of its suspicions, let him adopt this method, which is quite simple and straightforward. [Sirāj-e-Munir, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 12, pp. 28-29]. Real Test between Islām and Christianity. Both Christians and Muslims claim that they possess faith and live righteous lives. The question is, which of the two claims is true in the eyes of God, i. e. , whose faith is acceptable to God and whose life is truly righteous,