How to be Free from Sin — Page 15
15 of mind and do not care for the tenets of the faith. A great deal of suspicion persists against Islam and, unfortunately, it is the Muslims who are to be blamed for this. Can there be any greater sin than to deprive the world of the bless- ings of Islam—as the Muslim clergy and their followers have done—and can such a religion be considered Divine which is unable to inculcate its teachings into people’s hearts without brandishing the sword? Nay, the true relig- ion is the one whose irrefutable arguments and inner excellences themselves act as a sword, and it requires no sword made of steel. The current decline of Islam demands a Reformer. Islam today is in a very precarious state, and its light has been almost completely eclipsed. The Muslims have erred not only in their beliefs but also in their practices. They have fabricated some Traditions which have not only adversely affected their character, but are also contrary to the Divine law of nature. For example, Divine law has established three basic human rights: One must not kill an innocent person, one must not injure someone’s honour, and one must not unjustly appropriate another person’s property. And yet there are Muslims who break all three of these commandments. They murder innocent people and do not fear God, and their foolish Maulaw i s have even issued edicts declaring it lawful to lure away or capture women of other religions—whom they consider infidels—and to take them as wives. Similarly, they consider it lawful to usurp the property of any disbeliever through embezzle- ment or theft. Just consider the perilous state of the