Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 262
262 As a result, many educated atheists are returning to the belief in God. Similarly, the Promised Messiah as answered all the objections against the angels on the basis of the Holy Quran. The need for Prophets and the criteria for their authenticity, proof of the Day of Judgment, the purpose and value of good deeds, the hazards of sinful ways and the need to keep away from them, and other important subjects were addressed by the Promised Messiah as with the help of rational and historical arguments from the Holy Quran. He proved that modern science and philosophy cannot undermine the Word of God. He told us that God’s Word and His creation could never contradict one another. Anything that contradicts God’s creation cannot be His word, and the Word that is His can never contradict His creation. The result of these discoveries by the Promised Messiah as is that today his Community is the only one that is not only fully committed to acquiring modern knowledge but also has the strongest faith in the principles and teachings of the Holy Quran. Nor is this faith rooted in political expediency or ancestral affil - iation or obeisance to tradition; it is rooted in the deepest con - viction. His followers can prove the truth of the teachings of the Holy Quran through reason and argument, whereas people belonging to other Muslim sects, being unaware of these princi - ples, have either rejected modern knowledge to save their faith or have been so overawed by it that they have practically given up their faith. They may outwardly profess faith but their hearts are full of doubts and misgivings regarding the teachings of Islam. The third fundamental discovery about the Holy Quran which we owe to the Promised Messiah as is that if human reason