Four Questions by Mr. Sirajuddin, a Christian, and their Answers — Page 27
Four Questions by a Christian and their Answers 27 supplication, hope and fear. Hence, no concept of Tau hi d is complete without the following three aspects: (1) Tau hi d in the context of God’s Person: To consider everything beside Him to be as good as non-existent, mortal, and of no consequence. (2) Tau hi d in the context of God’s Attributes: To believe that no one possesses the attributes of Lordship and Divinity except the Person of the Almighty, and that all those who appear to sustain and benefit creation are only a part of the Divine scheme of things. (3) Tau hi d in the context of love, sincerity and devotion: Not to associate anyone with God in terms of love and devotion, and to immerse oneself completely in Him. The Jews had lost the true concept of Tau hi d, one that forms the basis of salvation and comprises these three aspects. Their misconduct clearly testified that their belief in God was merely verbal while, in their heart of hearts, they did not believe in Him. The Holy Quran holds both Jews and Christians guilty and says that, had they upheld the teachings of the Torah and the Gospel, they would have been blessed with heavenly and worldly bounties. They would have been granted the signs of true believers, such as miracles, acceptance of prayers, visions and reve- lations, all of which are heavenly bounties, and, in addi- tion to this, they would also have been granted worldly bounties. But now they are completely devoid of heavenly blessings, and their worldly bounties are attained not by turning to God but by turning to the world. Thus they remain bereft of both.