The Light of the Holy Qur'an — Page 101
T H e J O u r NA l—F AT e H M A S IH T H e J O u r NA l—F AT e H M A S IH 101 the Gospel contains even a tiny fraction of it. About twenty years ago I published an announcement in this regard, wherein I cited some Quranic verses and pledged to give the Christians and oth- ers a substantial amount of money as a reward if they could cite verses from the Gospel that have similar emphatic insistence on truthfulness. However, the Christian clergymen have remained so silent as if they are devoid of life. Now, after a long time, Fateh Masih has spoken out from the coffin. Perhaps, owing to the lengthy passage of time, he did not recall that announcement of mine. Reverend Sir, you wish to turn chaff and hay into gold, yet you run hither and thither swerving away from the goldmine; if this is not misfortune, then what else is? The Holy Qur’an has equated falsehood to idolatry, as Allah says [in the Holy Qur’an]: 1 اوُبِنَتْجاَف َسْجِّرلا َنِم ِناَثْوَاْلا َو اْوُبِنَتْجا َلْوَق ِرْوُّزلا ۰۰ Meaning: ‘Shun the abomination of idols, and shun all words of untruth. ’ On another occasion, He says, اَهُّيَاٰۤي َنْيِذَّلا اْوُنَمٰا اْوُنْوُك َنْيِمّٰوَق ِطْسِقْلاِب َءٓاَدَهُش ِهّٰلِل َو ْوَل ىٰۤلَع ْمُكِسُفْنَا ِوَا ِنْيَدِلاَوْلا 2 Part Number 4 َو َنْيِبَرْقَاْلا— Meaning: ‘O ye who believe! be strict in observing justice and 1. S u rah al- H ajj, 22:31 [Publisher] 2. S u rah an-Nis a ’, 4:136 [Publisher]