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Proceedings—Debate 23 May 1893 27 needed to establish this claim. Thus, by following this procedure, the book that in the end is proven to prevail shall have established this miraculous power for itself. Since the Holy Quran clearly claims that it is a Complete Book, as it states: 1 (Part 6, Ruk u ‘ 5)— َمْوَيْلَا ُتْلَمْكَا ْمُكَل ْمُكَنْيِد َو ُتْمَمْتَا ْمُكْيَلَع ْيِتَمْعِن And as it states again at another place: 2 (Part 15, Ruk u ‘ 1)— َّنِا اَذٰه َنٰاْرُقْلا ْيِدْهَي ْيِتَّلِل َيِه ُمَوْقَا The translation of these two verses is as follows: This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favour upon you. And this Quran guides towards a straight and perfect path. That is to say, it is complete in providing guidance, and it contains everything that is required for guidance by way of logical arguments and heavenly blessings. The Christian gentlemen think that the Gospel is a Complete Book, and all the requirements of guidance are present in the Gospel. So this being the case, it is thus necessary to see who is true in their claim. Accordingly, the logical arguments about the Divinity of the Messiah as should also have been presented from the Gospel, just as the Noble Quran presents arguments—logical as well as other arguments by virtue of the Divine light and blessings, etc. that it contains—in ref- utation of the Divinity [of Jesus, the Messiah]. So I hope now that Mr. Abdullah Atham would have understood the purpose of my question and thus, in accord with this purpose, he shall present such proofs and arguments based on the power and 1. S u rah al-M a ’idah, 5:4 [Publisher] 2. S u rah Ban i Isr a’i l, 17:10 [Publisher]