The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 429
Repeated Challenges 429 claim of salvation without any proof. One of you gentle- men should stand up and announce that he has attained salvation according to the teaching of Jesus, and that the signs of salvation and perfect righteousness appointed by Jesus are to be found in him. We would be ready to ex- amine such a claim, for our only purpose is to seek the truth. No one is prepared to accept mere words. I have al- ready submitted to you that I have experience of the sal- vation that the Holy Qur'ān promises, and I am prepared to affirm once more on oath, in the name of Allah Al- mighty, that I am ready to prove my claim. What I re- quire is to know whether true salvation can be achieved together with its signs in your religion or not. If it can be achieved, then demonstrate it and compare it with the proof that I am ready to offer. If such salvation, together with its signs, is not to be found in your religion, you have only to say so and I will furnish proof of my claim unilaterally. [Jang-e-Muqaddas, Rūķānī Khazā'in, vol. 6, pp. 143-149] Mr. Ātham will never make the required affirmation on oath. Even if the Christian clerics should continue to urge him to the extreme limit, he will never make the affirma- tion against me because he knows in his heart that my prophecy concerning him has been fulfilled. It is enough proof of my truth that Mr. Ātham will never make the re- quired affirmation on oath in opposition to me, however much the Christians might urge him to do so. If he does make the affirmation, the second aspect of the prophecy will doubtlessly be fulfilled. The word of God can never be averted. [Majmū'ah Ishtihārāt, vol. 2, p. 204]