Testimony of the Holy Quran — Page 98
T E S T I MON Y OF T HE HOLY Q U R AN 98 and laziness, indolence, ignorance, cluelessness, depravity, and lux - ury of the kings, that they also seem to be on the verge of collapse. These people were also waiting, like the Jews, for the Promised Messiah to descend in glory, like that of kings, to support them. Now, let the eyes that can see, and the hearts that can be just, and the minds that can reflect, ponder over this point and weigh and consider whether the two circumstances are equal or not. Set aside even the prophecies for a while, and just examine it ration - ally as a research scholar and see whether or not the resemblance between the Muslims of today and the Jews of the time of Hadrat Mas ih is the same as one shoe resembling the other. Carefully read the Gospels and reflect whether or not what Hadrat Mas ih , peace be upon him, spoke of regarding the rabbis and jurists of the Jews, and how he exposed their dishonesty, can be found in the Muslim clerics of the present time. Is it not true that like the Jewish jurists, our ulema, too, are engaged day and night in frivolous disputes and are completely devoid of spirituality? They are busy branding others as disbeliev - ers while they themselves do not know what Islam is. They preach things that they themselves do not practice. They adopt the pro - fession of preaching and travel far and wide to earn a livelihood. They make superficial pronouncements lacking any authority to please the people and make unlawful earnings. And in their deceit, deception, and treachery they are no less than the Jews. The same is the case with worldly people who, in order to acquire material gains, regard every kind of dishonesty and falsehood to be as lawful as mother’s milk. As for those who are known as nobles and are holding on to their impoverished states, they are spoiled by licentiousness. Many of them consume