The Light of the Holy Qur'an — Page 38
T HE L IGHT OF T HE HOLY Q U R’AN—NUM BE R ON E T HE L IGHT OF T HE HOLY Q U R’AN—NUM BE R ON E 38 it was actually the Christians who took the lead in all kinds of vice, misconduct, and polytheistic practices, because the Jews had been weakened due to the continuous humiliation and blows they had faced, and had little opportunity to commit those evils which mean and wretched people indulge in on account of their power, wealth, and national glory, and they were not able to commit the vices that depended on abundant wealth and money. However, the star of the Christians was on the rise and their newfound wealth and power prodded them at every instance to acquire all the prerequisites that are naturally ever present in the aiding and abetting of evil. So, this is the reason why the Christians of those times exceeded everyone in sinfulness and debauchery. This is such a well-known fact that even Reverend Pfander, despite his extreme prejudice, was not able to conceal it, and was forced to admit the sins of the Christians of that age in his book Mizan ul Haqq. However, other British historians have described their sins in great detail; one of them is [John] Davenport whose book has been translated and published in this country as well. In short, it is a proven fact that due to their newly acquired power and sov- ereignty, and motivated by the noxious doctrine of Atonement, the Christians of that age were at the forefront of all evils. All of them adopted their own way of transgression and sin according to their own nature and temperament. Their boldness in sin shows that they had lost all hope in the truth of their religion and were indeed covert atheists. Their spirituality suffered gravely as the gates of the world were opened to them and there was no pro- hibition of wine and gambling in the teachings of the Gospels. Together, these poisons destroyed them. Their coffers were filled