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164 burden of new responsibilities—the treatise remained incomplete till now; i. e. October 1927. It has occurred to me, and some of my friends have also suggested, that whatever portion has been writ- ten down should be published without awaiting its completion. I will, therefore, conclude the current discussion on the logical arguments about the existence of God in the next few pages and hand over the manuscript to the publisher. I pray to God that this book may be instrumental in guiding and reforming the people and that He may grant me the good fortune of completing the book. A m i n. I had actually intended to address all of the questions pertaining to the Being and attributes of God, the Holy, includ- ing the logical arguments and testimonies for His existence, His attributes, the benefits and means of establishing a relationship with Him, and the distinguishing features of such a relationship. However, as readers might have noticed, I have not yet completed even the first part of the first question pertaining to logical argu- ments. Regrettably, of the five questions, not even half of the first has been dealt with, leaving the more important and essential part of the discussion untouched. I present to the readers that which has been written and pray to God for the remainder. If He so wills, He may make this much conducive for the guidance of people. Belief in God Stops One from Committing Evil The second major advantage of belief in God that benefits the entire world is that it stops one from committing evil acts. By and large, one refrains from sin and crime for three reasons. First, one might believe that by not committing evil, one would gain some