Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 779
بشم اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ نَحْمَدُهُ وَنُصَلِّىٰ عَلَى رَسُوْلِهِ الْكَرِيْمَ AN INVITATION TO TRUTH قُلْ إِن كَانَ لِلرَّحينِ وَلَدٌ فَأَنَا أَوَّلُ العِيدِينَ Tell them, if there had been a son to God, I would have been the first to worship him. I address this announcement to the Christian clergy with great humility, respect, and meekness. I submit that if Hadrat Īsā Masīḥ [Jesus, the Messiah], on whom be peace, was actually the son of God, or God himself, I would have been the first to worship him and I would have propagated his divinity throughout the country and would never have given up this propagation even if I had been persecuted or killed or slaughtered or cut to pieces in his cause. But, my dear people, may God have mercy on you and open your eyes, Hadrat 'Isā [Jesus], on whom be peace, is 1. In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. We praise Him and invoke blessings on His Noble Messenger. [Publisher] 2. Surah az-Zukhruf, 43:82 [Publisher]