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Four
Questions Answered
(Siraaj-ud-Deen Eesaee Kay Chaar Swaalon Kay
Jawaab):
by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib of Qadian
Translated by: Dr. Hamid Rahman
An interfaith
comparative study of:
1.
Salvation, 2.
Monotheism, 3.
Love of God and God's love of humanity, and,
4.
Light of the founders of Christianity and
Islam
In The Four Questions Answered
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad answers questions sent by a
Christian to compare the beliefs of Islam and Christianity
on four points. These relate to:
1. How salvation is
attained,
2. Why do other believers in
One God belonging to other religions need to accept
Islam,
3. The concept of love for God
and God's love, and
4. The founders of the two
faiths being the light for their
followers.
Table of
Contents:
"A Christian gentleman
from Lahore, by the name of Sirajuddin, has sent me a
questionnaire with four questions and has asked me to
answer them. I consider it conducive for the common good
to publish these questions and my replies, which are
accordingly set out below."
Introductory
Note
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01.
The
First Answer:
Salvation
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Question:
According to the Christian belief,
Christ came to the world for the love of
mankind and to offer himself as sacrifice
for its sake. Can the mission of the
Founder of Islam be described in similar
terms? Or can his mission be described in
words even better than 'love' and
'sacrifice'?
Answer:
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The Quranic Route to Salvation is not
Through an Accursed Sacrifice
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Ascribing an Accursed Death to Jesus is
Perverse ||
Three
Safeguards from Sin
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The
Sole Antidote of Sin is Love of God
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A Rebuttal of the Belief of Atonement
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Implications
of Jesus Being Accursed
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Is
Salvation Through Accursed Sacrifice Found
in Jewish Scriptures?
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Can
Belief in the Accursed Sacrifice Deliver
one from Sin?
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Doctrine
of Accursed Sacrifice Opens the Floodgate
of Sin ||
All
Nations have Good and Bad Natured Persons
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Effect
of Religion on Human Faculties
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Signs
of a Pure Life
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Holy
Prophet's Mission was to Teach Purity,
Truth and Patience
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The
Word Islam Implies Righteousness
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Two
Meanings of the Word Istighfar
(Protection from Sin) in the Quran
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02.
The
Second Answer:
Monotheism
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Question:
If
the aim of Islam is to guide mankind
toward monotheism, then why is it that
religious battles took place in the early
period of Islam with the Jews, when their
revealed Books teach nothing extraneous to
monotheism? What is jihad? Or why should
it now be considered essential for the
Jews and other monotheists to accept Islam
for their salvation?
Answer:
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The
Battles with Jews and Christians were in
Self-Defence
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Jews
Paid Only Lip Service to an Imperfect
Monotheism in their Books
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The
Torah and Gospel Prophecy about a Complete
and Perfect Guidance
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Quran
is Unique in Perfecting all Facets of
Shari'ah (Revealed Law)
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Quran
as the Arbitrator of the Dispute about the
Status of Jesus
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Similarity
between Jesus and Jonah
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Quran
Resolves Dispute between Jews and
Christians
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Testimony
on the Need for the Revelation of Quran
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Why
the Torah Repeated the Same Monotheistic
Doctrine?
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Muhammad
Ranks Ahead of All Other Prophets
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No
Incremental Excellence in the Teachings of
the Gospels Over the Torah
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The
Quran Completes and Perfects Previous
Books ||
Torah
and Gospels Cannot Compare with Quran
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Analogical
Comparison of the Torah with the Quran
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A
Rationale for the Shortcomings of Torah
and the Gospels
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The
Quran Teaches a Middle Course
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Battles
with the Jews Only in Self-Defence
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Why
was it Necessary for the Jews to Accept
Islam? ||
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03.
The
Third Answer:
Love of God and God's Love of
Humanity
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Question:
What
verses of the Quran deal especially with
the love of man and God, and the love of
God for man?
Answer:
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The
Sense of the Word Islam also
Indicates Love
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Quranic
Teachings about Man's Love of God and His
Creation ||
Trade
of Son for Sinners not Found in Quran
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Quran
Reserves the Use of the Word 'Love' Only
with God ||
Torah
and Gospel Devoid of these Stages of Man's
Duty to Man
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Unlike
the Torah, Teachings of the Quran are
Universal
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04.
The
Fourth Answer: Light
of the Founders of Christianity and
Islam
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Question:
Christ
said, "Come to me, you who are tired and
weary, I will give you comfort," and, "I
am the light, I am the way, the life and
the truth." Did the Founder of Islam also
make these or similar statements about
himself?
Answer:
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Prophet
Muhammad is the Light and the Way to Allah
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Christians
Lack Spiritual Qualities Identified by
Jesus ||
Signs
of a True Believer Given in Quran Found in
all Ages ||
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