Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 257
21 April 1907 257 21 April 1907 (During the walk) The Necessity of Becoming Well Versed in Religion The Promised Messiah as said: Members of our Jam a ‘at ought to develop a deeper under- standing in the science of religion. However, this does not mean what the mainstream mullahs have understood, that they prop themselves up as theologians upon learning a few tenets about personal hygiene etc. , and that, too, in the manner of empty mimicry! Rather, my objective is that they ponder over Quranic verses, the Hadith of the Prophet and my words—to be acquainted with Quranic insights and verities. Should any opponent raise an objection against them, they should be capa- ble of giving him a thorough rebuttal. The proposal that was presented on one occasion to hold an examination, was quite necessary. This should certainly be implemented. Haqiqatul-Wahi is an extremely useful book for this purpose. In reality, this response to the Muslims is quite suf- ficient that they should try and raise such an objection against this [Ahmadiyya] Movement that cannot be raised against other Prophets, peace be on them. They will never be able to come up with any such objection.