Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 130
130 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI-THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION of infrequent meetings and lack of association [with me]. He was afflicted with arrogance, gross ignorance, conceit, and ill-thinking. On account of his own ill fortune, he left my Community and has become an enemy of this Movement. In an attempt to put out the light of God, he is trying, as far as it lies in his power, to blow toxic breaths into his foolish writings to extinguish the candle which is lit by the hand of God. It was, therefore, considered appropriate to briefly answer some of his objections as are worthy of response to inform the public, because due to negligence and preoccupation with the world, it is rather difficult for ordinary people to find these answers from my books by searching them all. Firstly, the issue for which 'Abdul-Ḥakīm Khān has seceded from our Jama'at is worth noting. The issue is that it is his belief that, to attain salvation in the Hereafter, it is not necessary to believe in the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Rather, anyone who believes God to be One without partner shall attain sal- vation (even if he rejects the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Obviously, according to him, one can attain salvation even after abandoning Islam, and it is unjust to punish him for this apostasy. For instance, an individual named 'Abdul-Ghafür recently became an apostate, and joined the Āryah Samāj and was renamed Dharam Pāl and has been busy day and night in insulting and refuting the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Even he, according to ‘Abdul-Ḥakīm Khān, shall go straight to Paradise, for the Aryas eschew idol worship. However, every sensible person would realise that such a doc- trine reduces the advent of Prophets, peace be upon them, to be an exercise in futility and fruitlessness. If one could still attain salvation through belief in God being One even while refuting and opposing the Prophets, peace be upon them, would this not perforce mean that