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AN ANSWER TO THE BOOK
GHADÂ-UL-MULÂHAZÂT
It is written in the third chapter of the second section of the
book Ghadâ-ul-mulâhazât, which was written by a priest: “This
chapter covers the explanation of the curious fact that
Muhammad’s religion appeared amongst the heathens of Arabia
instead of rising in the horizon of Christianity as Christianity had
spread among the Israelites. All the worlds are the property of
Allâhu ta’âlâ, and we do not doubt that He can dispense of His
property as He wills. All His divine deeds come about through
some causes full of divine wisdom. As a requirement of His divine
wisdom, He first sent down the canon of Mûsâ ‘alaihis-salâm’ as a
preparation for the spiritual and complementary religion of hadrat
Mesîh (the Messiah). It takes a little reflection to realize how
compatible it is with divine wisdom that Mûsâ ‘alaihis-salâm’
appeared at the expected place and time and established his
church, i.e. his community, on fundamentals capable of this
(preparatory role). By the same token, if abrogation of
Christianity had been the will of Allâhu ta’âlâ, the tree of
perfection to be planted in its place should have emerged from the
root of Christianity, that is, at a place geared to yield a new
religion, which is the involuntary conclusion both from the
syllogistic point of view and as a requirement of the natural course
of events. But the person who established Islam was not born in a
Christian country, nor did he arise from the Israelites. On the
contrary, as is shown clearly in historical documents, he emerged
from among the nescient Arabs, who had filled Kâ’ba-imu’azzama
with nearly three hundred idols. It is a fact, especially
known by people cognizant of the Arabic history, that when
Hadrat Muhammad ‘alaihis-salâtu was-salâm’ declared his
prophethood and began to publicize his religion the Meccans were
not disposed to accept the so-called religion. They opposed his
prophethood, objected to his teachings, and continuously insulted
him, so much so that had it not been for the powerful support of
Abû Tâlib and his dynasty and his personal talents, which were
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