Dhiyaulhaq, The Light of Truth

The lecturer continued saying: “Do you ever consider that there is one other question confronting the doctrine of the Trinity

which needs to be answered by evey Trinitarian that if any three different beings which are three different entities, are also

at the same time One, with absolute unity in all the perfect sense or meaning of Oneness, what is the common control

which makes them remain three and also be one at one and the same time? If there be any factor of such a wonderful

and inconceivable phenomena causing this amazing effect, then that supreme causative power, which controls the number

and the unity, will alone be the Omnipotent God and not any one of the three which are only the controlled components.

Besides there arises another problematic question which a believer in the Trinity will have to answer ie. as to who is it that

controls or determines the splitting of one into three different others, to be neither more nor less in number? There must

be some cause for this controlled effect and that the causative factor acting supreme over three will be the Omnipotent

God and not any of the three whic will only be the effect of the Supreme controlling cause.

Similarly, it will raise the question, what is the causative power which effects the three to be only one when joining

together rather than divided into many groups of beings and, if there be any such cause, that supreme controlling cause will

be theomnipotent god, not any of the three who will only be the subservient ones. Under any circumstances no sensible man

can ever reasonably believe in any effect whatsoever without some causative factor effecting it.

However, the Holy Trinity is only a problematic doctrine created by the Christian Church which no logical reasoning can

ever prove true.

I had to helplessly agree to the views of the lecturer for I could not now reasonably believe in the existence of anything

being itself and at the same time being its own opposite.

“I would like you Mr. Thomas,” said the lecturer “to ponder a little over How the belief of Jesus being God Himself or the son

of God, coincides with the fact that he was so terrified at the impending crucifixion that he shouted:

“Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabachtani?” (Meaning: My God, My God, has thou forsaken me?)

(Matthew 27:46)

“What philosophy is that? If Jesus was God Himself, does it mean that God was forsaken by God Himself and can

that be God who felt hopeless and shouted to be rescued?”

“Your Bible itself Mr. Thomas, reported that the son of God was forsaken by his father (god) in which case the forsaken son

automatically and quite naturally forfeits his personal merits as a son and his relationship ofbeing a son to his father. What do

you say? Of what profitable use can the attachment to a forsaken son be? Mr. Thomas,

please tell me!”

I was dumbstruck – and I did not know what to say and what to do with the faith I already possessed as a staunch Christian.

“Besides,” the lecturer continued: “Do you think Jesus to be God himself when he falls down crying, praying to someone else

to remove the cup of death by crucifixion?”

I asked: “Alright, sir, how do you reconcile the violence used by the Prophet of Islam to his being an Apostle of God?!”

Immediately came the reply from the lecturer: “PleaseMr. Thomas, quote a single instance from the whole life story of the Holy

Prophet Muhammad to show that he has ever committed any unprovokd aggression or any single instance of his taking the

least initiative in attacking any single soul. Each expedition of a battle he led or he allowed was only in self-defense! The Bible

does not preach self-defense. The Bible preaches self-surrender to the extent of handing over everything in one’s possession

when anything which was in one’s hand had been taken awa by any aggressor. Does any Christian follow this?”

“Apart from the political history of the Christian nations of Europe, do you not remember the inhuman methods employed by

Christendom to spread its faith?”

I was ashamed to hear what has been reported and I have to listen quietly to the records of the disgraceful conduct

of the Chritians.I at last ventured to ask one more question. “There is the doctrine of atonement of expiation of sins of men

through the blood of Jesus. Jesus having paid the price of the sins of man, i.e. he who believes in Jesus is cleansed and

saved… have you any such accommodation in Islam?

The lecturer smiled and replied: “My friend, the greatest of God’s gifts to man is common sense. If man forfeits it of

his own accord, then no one can help him. First let me know if the doctrine appeals to reason and common sense. A, for

example, a Christian by faith, ie. a believer in Jesus Christ as his savior, plunders the house of B and the members of B’s

family. Does sense and logic agree to ‘A’ being let off unpunished by the law, particularly to the Law of the All-Just Lord of

the Universe, simply because ‘A’ accepts Jesus as his savior?”

I had to say “No” because, to say otherwise would mean I forfeit my common sense and go against reasoning!

He continued: “There is one very grave aspect of the doctrine of atonement through the blood of Jesus, i.e.when we pay for a thing, the thing becomes our own and the previous owner of that thing forfeits his entire claim over it for

the price he has already eceived, is it not?”

I said: “Yes.”

Then he said: “If the sins of man have been paid for, god has no right to punish any sinner! Every sinner who merely

believes in Jesus would be free do anything in the world which his brutal passion dictates him to do, for God his Lord

has no right whatsoever even to question any sinner, for Jesus has met the cost of all his sins. Can this ever be sensible

logic or common sense? Can this doctrine help life on earth to continue for one moment in peace and security?”

He continued: “Please remember, Islam wants every individual to be kept bound by his being answerable with his own

individual life as well as the interest of he collective life in this world, himself as a member of not only the human race but

also of the creation of the Lord as a whole. Islam continuously invites and encourages man towards righteousness with

the promise of the blissful life in the Hereafter and repeatedly warns him against vice and the consequent chastisement

from the All Just Lord. The Holy Quran repeatedly warns saying:

And be on your guard against a Day when one soul shall not avail another in the least, neither

shall intercession on its behalf be accepted nor shall they be helped. .

(2:123)

Whoever goes aright, for his soul does he go aright and whoever goes astray to its detriment

only does he go astray, nor can the bearer of a burden bear the burden of another nor

do we punish until We have sent a Messenger (to give warning)..

(17:15)

O humankind! Surely, we have created you of a male and female and made you into

nations and tribes that you may know each other; surely the most honorable of you with Allah is the one

among you most careful of his duty. Surely Allah is All-knowing, All-aware..

(49:13)

While threatening man with grievous punishment in recompense for his evil, the Holy Quran discloses also the infinite mercy

of the All-Merciful Lord who does not want man, however much a sinner the individual be to be totally defect or hopeless

of the merciful pardon from Him. The only condition for the pardon he needs being the sinner’s repentance against his vices,

with his intention of amending his conduct in the future, and the turning whole-heartedly to obedience and gratitude to the All-Merciful Lord for His infinite grace.”

“For goodness sake, tell me Mr. Thomas, which do you think is reasonable and sensible, either making man intoxicated and

careless against sinning (i.e. making him unreasonably confident of the price of his sins as having already been paid by someone)

or alerting man with his commitment to virtue against vice, (i.e. keeping him warned of the natural consequences of getting

punishment by the All-Just Lord, against any misconduct or disobedience)?’’

I felt that I had the day understood the hollowness of the doctrine of atonement upon which is built the whole edifice

of the Christian faith. The divine mercy of the Lord dawned upon my heart, a new light of Divine guidance. I thanked god for

liberating me from the clutches of the grossly misleading dogmatic doctrine and leading me to Islam which I ave myself found

through an impartial enquiry that it is the right and the Straight Road to salvation which the All-Merciful Lord Himself has

shown man through this Last Apostle Muhammad, may peace be upon him and his divinely chosen descendants.

When I disclosed my acceptance of the true argument advanced by the lecturer and thanked him, he told me:

“Thomas! You must thank God for blessing you with the fulfillment of his merciful promise to every sincere seeker of Truth!”

The All-Merciful Lord by His infinite mercy has fulfilled His merciful promise to give mankind the everlasting guidance

through the Holy Prophet Muhammad who would abide in his guidance for all times.

After coming across so many strong and unbreakable arguments against the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and also

about many other fundamentals of Christian belief, I only wondered how such an unreasonable faith could attract such a huge

number of people in the world.

Once I found my father returning home very happy and immediately as he arrived he called me and said:

“You will be glad to know my dear son that today I got 109 souls into our fold! At baptism of such a big number,the rev father,

the chief of our mission praised my services very much and has increased my salary as well as my traveling allowance and

has awarded me with a token reward corresponding to the number baptized through my efforts!”

I asked: “Who are they, father, who were baptized?”

He said: “They are from five surrounding villages.There are men, women, and children.”

I asked: “Are they all educated?”

He said: “No, they are poor people of the slums; they are only laborers in the paddy fields of their villages.”

I asked if they had understood fully their undertaking as converts to the Christian faith. Would every one of them stand any cross

examination against their decision to leave the folds they were in and their joining te Christian Belief?

He replied: “What do you mean? I told you they are all uneducated, poor illiterates; laborers, from the slums!

The group consists of men, women, and children. Now I will have to go there every day and coach them up in the doctrine

of our faith.”

On hearing this I smiled, and seeing me smiling my father asked: “Why do you smile, Thomas? What is the matter?” I said:

“Nothing father, I do not see in this mass conversion any matter of pride or pleasure which any true religion or any genuine or

reasonable fait can claim for itself, for it is nothing but exploiting the illiteracy and ignorance of the poor laborers. It is leading the

mentally blind ones into something which they neither know nor recognize!

Do you think father, that any sensible man can reasonably be proud over his getting some illiterate men,women, and children

to accept his own ideals and justifiably claim the least merit or value to his thought?”

“While the entry into a faith like Islam is effected only after a detailed study and enquiry by the learned ones with perfect coviction,

we Christians pride over our success in swelling up our ranks by mass conversions of illiterate laborers, who by circumstances

are forced to accept the Christian doctrine without knowing what they are doing is right or wrong? An ignorant mind is like a blank

sheet, one can draw upon it whatever one’s fancy chooses and once the inscription is made to be settled upon such raw material,

any artist can pride over the palette having any particular design of his own. If today to win the sympathy of the ignorant masses

we boast before our illiterate converts of our humanity and self sacrifices in the cause of the spread of our faith will the outer world

also forget the Edict of Milan, father, and will all the records of history of the brutal outrages that Christendom committed against

the poor helpless Jews, in its own passionate eagerness and anxiety to swell its ranks totally vanish?”

I continued: “If you kindly permit me father, I would like to know from you if the Bible in your hands is to be merely read, memorized

and preached to the others… or is it to be acted upon in our daily life? If it is to be acted upon will you kindly show me, father, if the

Christian world could ever practice the principle of turning the other cheek also if one is already smitten? Could any sincere

Christian till now, give away his shirt when his coat was taken away? Will you, father, surrender our whole house if anybody invades

our residence and takes possession of any of the rooms in these premises? If the Christian powers of the world really believe in this

doctrine of self surrender, why do they maintain their military and police forces?”

“Kindly tell me, father if there is any earthly use of merely believing in any golden ideals which can only adorn the pages of some

book and whch can only be preached but never practiced. Why should we not reasonably accept the doctrine of self-defense taught

by Islam, and the principle of pardoning our offenders if they are repentant, and amending their conduct?”

“For goodness sake let me know father, how can three different ones at the same time be an absolute one, both numerically and

also in the essential nature of perfect unity?”

“On what reasonable grounds can the one who is forsaken by God, be god himself and if Jesus is to be believed as the son of god,what claim to the relationship with his father can a forsaken son have?”

“What right had Christendom to claim any truth in it when its spread was caused by inhuman atrocities committed by the

Christianforces against the poor helpless Jews. The conduct of the brutal outrages committed in the holy name of the Christ,

has been fully reported even by the Christian authorities on the Edict of Milan and by the world renowned Christian scholar

Gibon in his famous work: ‘The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.’“

“The Doctrine of atonement through the blood of Christ, will naturally attract those sinners who have sinned and who do not

want to give up sinning under the protection of the doctrie that the price of their sins has already been paid away and, however

much worse sinners they themselves choose to be, they will not in the least be chastised for their heinous crimes, for, Jesus

having paid away for the sins of man, God has forfeited His claim to punish the sinners thereafter.”

“There are many such things, father which need a dispassionate study and an impartial judgment.”

“I tell you father, that whatever be the consequences and whatever misfortune may afflict me, I, for one, have decided not to

sell away or forfeit my conscience and common sense to believe in such unreasonable dogmatic doctrines. I have embraced

Islam, and if you do not get angry with me, kindly allow me to explain to you the details of my enquiries; I will do it whenever I am

requested to do so. I do not like any thought or belief of mine to be swallowed by any one by force, for the religion of Islam, which

I now openly declare to have embraced, enjoins that there shall not be any compulsion in the matter of faith, as the truth has

been revealed against falsehood.”

To my utter surprise, I found my father fully attentive to my exposing my personal views and convictions and at the end, he said:

“Son, do not think that your father is a fool. I have been occasionally confronted with such ideas during my life whenever I had

the occasion of discussing religion with my Muslim friends. For God’s sake keep this matter strictly confined to you. Otherwise

be sure we will be thrown out into the street as destitute.”

A few days later, my father decided to declare himself a Muslim, too.

I now, for the information and guidance of every seeker of the truth, openly declare the actual findings of my sincere

enquiry that Islam is not only the last Mighty Religion, but it is also the perfect faith which contains all the good. One of the most

distinguishing and striking characteristics of Islam is that it requires of its followers to believe that all the religions of the world

that preceded it were evealed by God for the respective people of those ages. It is one of the fundamentals of this faith that its

followers must believe in all the prophets who were sent into the world before the Prophet Muhammad as truthful and sinless.

Muhammad is the name of the Prophet through whom this all comprehensive faith was revealed in its complete and

perfect form for humanity at large for all times. It is the West that named his faith ‘Mohammedanism’ to coincide with the fashion

of Christianity, Buddhism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, and Hinduism. On the other hand, the name of this religion is already

given in its Book, the Holy Quran, as ‘Islam’, and the Prophet of Islam is called a Muslim as any other believer. As the various

prophets preached this same Truth among different nations at different times in different languages, every Prophet of God is

spoken of in the Holy Quran as a Muslim. Thus I have found, beyond all doubts that Islam is the religion which humanity needs

for its progress in all spheres of its material as well as siritual life to earn salvation in the end.

[Final part.. The End]