A Present to His Royal Highness - The Prince of Wales — Page 100
100 came who was to come in the name of the Lord and who, like Moses, was to be a law-bearer; and he is also come who was to come in the name of Jesus to testify to the spirit of Truth and to proclaim it. No Comforter or Messiah shall henceforth appear till the end of days, and those who wait shall only realise the bitterness of waiting. As was written, another was to come in the name of Jesus and not Jesus himself, and his advent was to be like the advent of John in the name of Elias. Honoured Prince! once a truth is conclusively established, it is vain to attempt to defeat it by doubts and misgivings. People strive to misrepresent Islam by citing the belief and actions of Muslims of the present day, but why refer to these when we have the Holy Quran with us and when we have access to the very words spoken by the Prophet of Islam (on whom be peace and the blessings of God)? When the Sun appears, do we enquire of it from others, and when the Moon shines, do we seek to prove its light by traditions and authority? The teachings contained in the Holy Quran, as I have already briefly indicated, cannot be matched by any other revealed book; it is a Sun before which all other lights fade. Not that the various prophets concocted their teachings, but because those doctrines were meant only for a particular age, or have been adulterated by human interpolations. On the other hand, the Holy Quran is a complete code of guidance for all ages; it neither lacks anything nor can admit of any additions, nor has any human hand interfered with its contents. Exalted Prince! you will observe how human interference has disfigured the word of God. The prophet