The Honour of Prophets — Page 53
53 How then, can doubtful belief in the divinity of a self contrived god who was beaten at the hands of the Jews, deliver one from affliction? The fact of the matter is that belief in that God, who is the True God, can only relieve a person from sin when their belief attains to the rank of certainty. Therefore, to afford the status of God to a man and not put forth any conclusive arguments in support of his divinity is shameful indeed. In actuality, such people are the enemies of truth. I am unable to understand why these people felt the need to adopt such a shameful dogma. What harm could they have foreseen in believing in the Eternal God, for whom this false deity compensated? I bear witness that the True God who revealed Himself to Adam and then to Seth, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and all the Prophets and to our Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is Ever Living, Self Subsisting and All Sustaining. In earlier times, just as He proclaimed ‘I am present’ through the medium of His prophets, so too does He proclaim this in the present age. Just as in earlier times the prophets heard His majestic voice and wit nessed His signs, we too hear His voice and witness His signs. Moreover, just as in the past He heard the prayers of His people and answered them, so too does He listen