Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 123
Lecture Ludhiana 123 of each one of their leaflets exceeds fifty thousand, and they make every effort to alienate people from Islam. In these cir- cumstances, should we have recourse to the pen, or should we shoot arrows? Who would be a greater enemy of Islam and a bigger fool than the one who opts for the latter? What else would it mean except to defame Islam? When our opponents do not make such efforts even though they do not stand upon the truth, how sad and strange would it be if we—standing upon the truth—think about taking up the sword! Draw a sword at this time and tell someone to accept Islam or you will kill him; then see what the result is. He will have you apprehended by the police and leave you to relish a taste of the sword. Such thoughts are totally absurd. Rid your minds of them. The time has now come to show Islam’s bright and shining face. This is the age in which all objections should be refuted, and the stain placed upon Islam’s lustrous face must be removed. I also make it known with sadness that the opportunity granted by God Almighty to the Muslims, and the path that had been opened to bring Christians into the fold of Islam, was itself viewed with suspicion and ingratitude. I Swear by God Almighty that I am Truthful Through my writings, I have exhaustively demonstrated the way which would help Islam succeed and establish its supremacy over other religions. My publications are sent to America and Europe. They have employed the discernment God Almighty endowed them with to understand this issue. However, when the same is presented to a Muslim, it makes him froth at the mouth, as if he were mad or a homicidal maniac, whereas the teaching of the Holy Quran is none other than: