The Truth About Salvation — Page 4
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 4 the world who launch grand schemes to accrue wealth. But, if a person has sufficient food and clothing then, at least in this regard, they are freed from misery. However, no one is ever satisfied with the attainment of basic provisions, because they believe that greater wealth would lead to greater ease. Therefore, the Creator (and because at the moment this is not a debate on which religion is true, by Creator it is meant the God of any religion) has invested human beings with an innate desire to seek maximum happiness. Since this yearning is integral to human nature, it can be determined to be an act of God, by which His will can be recognised. God created eyes so that people could see; however, if a religion were to teach people to rely on their ears for sight rather than their eyes, they would immediately denounce this teaching, for God has granted sight through the latter faculty. Hence, to verify any aspect of a religion, one ought to analyse it in relation to the work of God Almighty. Religious teachings as are supported by His actions, and are reinforced by nature, ought to be accepted, and those which run in contradiction to His actions ought to be rejected. WHICH RELIGION CONFORMS TO NATURE? Let us now be clear that since God Almighty has made it