Islam and the Freedom of Conscience — Page 18
~ 18 ~ Bible ’. I deem the Prophet sa to be truthful and honest and believe the religion of Islam to be from Allah. Thus, this is the contest that shall be settled by the heavenly decision, and the heavenly decision is that whoever among the two of us is a liar and unfairly terms the Prophet sa as a liar and Dajj a l and is an enemy of the Truth, shall, during the lifetime of the person who is truthful, be doomed to nether hell within fifteen months from this day onwards; unless he turns to the Truth. That is, desists from calling the truthful and honest Prophet sa , Dajj a l and abandons impudence and foul language. It is thus said because simply denying a religion does not determine punishment in this world. Rather, it is brazenness, impudence, and foul language that determines punishment. The Promised Messiah as further states: 'When I said these words his face turned pale, he was ashen and his hands began to tremble. He then promptly stuck his tongue out, put his hands to his ears and started shaking his head and his hands in the manner that a frightened criminal vehemently pleads not guilty and comes across most repentant and humble. He kept uttering, again and again, that he had not been disrespectful and impudent, and he did not ever speak against Islam again. '