The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 60
THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND MAHDI yourselves desire not, behave arrogantly and treat some as liars and slay others?" (Qur'an 2:88) "Say ye, we believe in Allah and what has been revealed to us, and what was revealed to Abraham and Ishmael, and Isaac, and. Jacob and his children and what was given to Moses and Jesus, and what was given to all other prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them; and to Him we submit ourselves. " (Quran 2:137). The words, 'We make no distinction between any of them', mean that as regards their being truthful and honest and their claim to be recipient of Divine revelation and being a messenger for their respective nation or tribe, there is no difference between the prophets. . However the Holy Quran states that Allah has exalted some messengers over the others, as regards their achievements and spiritual status. . Whereas all religions at their origin and source were true and their founders were all true prophets of God, they were national in character and were not meant to last forever. They suffered by the passage of time and interpolations of their sacred scriptures by selfish clergy and other fanatics. God's words were mixed with those of man. . As thousands of years passed from their origin, all sorts of myths were invented both about their great founders and their teachings. . Good examples are Vedas (Sacred Scriptures of Hinduism) and the. Gospels of Christianity. All sorts of idolatry and cruel teachings about treatment of persons of lower caste and many sorts of commandments of very dubious morality are now found in Vedas. . The Christian Gospels have misled the whole world about. God. They install a humble man as their Lord God, Creator and Judge of Universe. Worship of God has been replaced by worship of man on a scale unprecedented in history. Thus there was disorder and darkness over land and sea, as Quran puts it, when the Holy Prophet. Muhammad (peace be on him) was raised as the greatest and noblest of all prophets. His message was universal, for all mankind, and for the followers of all previous religions. The Holy Quran, the purest and most perfect book was revealed to the Prophet of Islam, 60