The Holy War — Page 124
124 29 May [18]93 Statement of Dr. Henry Martyn Clark (Representing Deputy Abdullah Atham) I am very surprised by many of the things that I have heard Mirza [Ghulam Ahmad] sahib say, but I was most surprised upon finding him capable of saying, why, rationally, Ramchandra and Krishna should not be considered God, and why should the proof from Hindu scriptures not be considered reliable? What is this that you are saying, Mirza sahib? What Divine works have they performed and which claim of theirs has attained the level of established truth, and what was the need of citing their examples in a sitting of the People of the Book? Do you not differentiate rationally between Christ and Ramchandra and Krishna, and do you consider the majestic Bible to be comparable with Hindu Books? In my opin- ion, it is a sin to even liken a Truthful Prophet and issues of the People of the Book with idol worshippers and their Books. And if you wish to make such comparisons, you will have to answer to Allah Almighty. The Hindu Books that you have mentioned are not even historically correct. Now, what should we look at mostly to make a distinction? You also said that since many people made the claim that ‘we are God’, and their claims turned out to be false; therefore, since Christ has also claimed that he is God, he is also false. My dear Sir, what is this that you say? If nine rupees out of ten turn out to be counterfeit, would the tenth rupee also be counter- feit? A ruling of this sort cannot be given. A decision should only be