The Light of the Holy Qur'an — Page 118
T HE L IGHT OF T HE HOLY Q U R’AN—NUM BE R T WO T HE L IGHT OF T HE HOLY Q U R’AN—NUM BE R T WO 118 balanced way. In short, to present such a flawed teaching, in jux- taposition to the Holy Qur’an, is extreme bigotry, blindness, and shamelessness. Your statement that the Holy Prophet s as has taught that recit- ing the words 1 ّٰ سُوْل ُ الل َّ د ٌ ر َّ الل ُّٰ مُحَم َّ ل َٓ اِلٰہ َ اِل dispels all sins, is absolutely true. This indeed is the truth that whosoever considers only God to be One without partner, and believes that Muhammad, the Chosen One, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has been sent by the same Omnipotent and Unique God, then— without any doubt—if such a person meets his end upholding this belief, he will surely attain salvation. There is absolutely no salvation under the heavens through the suicide of someone else. Certainly not! And who could be more insane than one who even entertains such a thought? However, to hold the belief that God is One and has no partner, and that He is so Compassionate that—showing great mercy—He sent His Messenger, whose name is Muhammad, the Chosen One, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, to deliver the world from its error is such a doctrine that believing in it dispels the darkness of the soul, egotism is eliminated, and Tau hi d [Oneness of God] takes its place. And, ultimately, the passion of Tau hi d so engulfs the heart that the life in Paradise begins in this very world. Just as you see that darkness cannot survive when light arrives, in the same way, when the luminosity of 2 ُّٰ الل َّ ل َٓ اِلٰہ َ اِل falls 1. There is no one worthy of worship except Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. [Publisher] 2. There is no one worthy of worship except Allah. [Publisher]