Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 567
23 May 1908 567 life without sin comes only through fresh Signs of God that He manifests in the world through His Appointees. Desire for Cordial Relations between Hindus and Muslims The Promised Messiah as said: In the present circumstances, I have greater hope from Hindus than from Muslims, because—due to their education and expe- rience—they have come to realize a great number of things. It is never my wish that their acknowledged holy personages should be abused or that they should not be accorded respect. And in the same way, I also desire from them just the same that they too should reciprocate as much. They may choose not to believe but they should not revile them and should acknowl- edge that they were true. This continuing cycle of discord and malice that is ongoing these days should be discontinued. Use of derisive statements and books to counter each other’s religions should be prohib- ited completely, and publication of such literature should be banned altogether. A breeze should begin to blow that enables mutual love and goodwill to flourish. Just as a wind blew in the past due to which every child came to hate Islam, now a breeze should blow to enhance mutual brotherhood and unity, and to eliminate malice, rancour, and prejudice from hearts.