Jesus In India — Page 13
INTRODUCTION 3 have their convictions inclined towards these mischievous deeds. Hence, taking pity upon the plight of my people, I have already many times written books in Urdu, Persian and Arabic, in which I have elaborated that among the Muslims, the basic tenet of Jihad, and the issue of waiting for the arrival of a bloodthirsty Imam and of keeping malice for other nations, all these are mistakes of some short sighted clerics. Islam, on the contrary, does not allow the use of the sword in religion except in the case of defensive wars, or wars which are waged to punish a tyrant, or those which are meant to uphold freedom. The need of a defensive war arises only when the aggression of an adversary threatens one's life. These are the three kinds of Jihads permitted by the Shariah, beside these three forms of war no other form is allowed by Islam in support of religion. In short, I have distributed books related to this subject in this country and in Arabia, Syria and Khurasan, etc. , at great cost. But now, by the grace of God Almighty, to remove these false and unfounded beliefs from the people's heart, I have found potent reasons and clear proofs and confirmed affirmations and historical evidence, the light of whose truth gives the tiding that, soon after their publication, there will come about an amazing change in the hearts of the Muslims against these beliefs. And it is hoped with great certainty that after comprehending these truths, sweet and refreshing springs of modesty, humility and compas- sion will gush forth from the hearts of the righteous sons of Islam. And their spiritual transformation having taken place will have a wholesome and benign impact on the nation at large. I am also sure that Christian scholars and all those who hunger and thirst after the truth, will benefit from this, my book. And, as I have just pointed out, the real object of this book is to correct the wrong