The Truth About Salvation — Page 1
1 ِ نَْمَدُ ہٗ وَ نُصَلِّْ عَٰ رَسُوْلِہِ الْکَرِیْم ِ بِسْمِ ہللاِ الرَّحْٰنِ الرَّحِیْم By Hazrat Musleh Mau‘ud, Khalifatul-Masih II ra On 25 March 1916, a Christian gentleman met with Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad ra , the Promised Reformer and second successor of the Promised Messiah as , and asked him to identify the true source of salvation. The following is the answer Huzoor gave: CHRISTIAN BELIEFS ABOUT SALVATION I will begin with a discussion on the primary differences between Christianity and Islam regarding the concept of salvation. According to Christian beliefs about salvation, Adam as committed the original sin, [the guilt of which] was then inherited by all of humanity. That is, just as a son inherits his father’s wealth, the sin of Adam as , who is the father of humankind, was transferred to his progeny, meaning to say to human beings. According to Christians there is no escape from this fate, and as long as people try to guard against it, they will accumulate 1 In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. We praise Allah, the Exalted, the Greatest, and we invoke His blessings on His Holy Messenger sa. [Publishers]