| Kitáb-i-Íqán | 89 |
opposer may cease to contend that a certain
verse doth indicate "corruption" of the text, and
insinuate that We, through lack of knowledge,
have made mention of such things. Moreover, most
of the verses that indicate "corruption" of the text
have been revealed with reference to the Jewish
people, were ye to explore the isles of Qur'ánic
Revelation.
We have also heard a number of the foolish of
the earth assert that the genuine text of the heavenly
Gospel doth not exist amongst the Christians,
that it hath ascended unto heaven. How grievously
they have erred! How oblivious of the fact that
such a statement imputeth the gravest injustice and
tyranny to a gracious and loving Providence! How
could God, when once the Day-star of the beauty
of Jesus had disappeared from the sight of His
people, and ascended unto the fourth heaven, cause
His holy Book, His most great testimony amongst
His creatures, to disappear also? What would be
left to that people to cling to from the setting of
the day-star of Jesus until the rise of the sun of
the Muhammadan Dispensation? What law could
be their stay and guide? How could such people be
made the victims of the avenging wrath of God,
