Three Questions by a Christian and their Answers

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

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Three Questions by a Christian and their Answers — Page 40

40 followers of any other Prophet. This was the result of perfect spiritual training which completely transformed them and raised them to immeasurable heights. Likewise, many Western intellectuals have recently published books in which they have admitted that, if we leave aside those miracles of the Prophet of Arabia sa which are found duly recorded, and consider only the circumstances of his devotion to God, his faith, his steadfastness, his perfect and pure teachings, his spiritual influence, his reformation of many mischief-makers, and the implicit and explicit Divine support he enjoyed, our sense of justice compels us to admit that all these accomplishments are undoubtedly miraculous in nature and are beyond the realm of human power, and these signs are potent and powerful enough to prove the truth and authenticity of someone’s Prophethood. No man, unless God is with him, can ever succeed and become perfect in these matters, nor can he be accompanied by such unseen support. Answer to Question No. 3 The objections raised by the Christian gentleman are not three objections, they are, in fact, three misunderstandings which have found their way into his heart through lack of deliberation. To these three misunderstandings we will turn one by one. The answer to the first misunderstanding is that it is never a distinctive sign of a true Prophet to know everything of the unseen, just like God. It is solely God’s prerogative to possess the knowledge of the unseen in His own right and as a per- sonal attribute. Since time immemorial, men of God have