‘Ismat-e-Anbiya’

The Sinlessness of Prophets

The Book

This is another book unearthed on account of special directions of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V(aba) and is now being added to the new computerized edition of the Ruhani Khaza’in. This is available in bound volume of Review of Religions, May 1902, pages 175-209.

This book deals with another important subject of salvation and the effectiveness of Intercession.

In this book, the Promised Messiah(as) maintained that the questions of salvation and intercession occupy a pivotal position in a religion and all limitation of a religion ends with this subject. The touchstone of truth and reality of a religion is visible from a clear and open sign reflected how the religion approaches this important subject. This is how one can find a satisfactory answer whether the religion is true and is from God. A true and correct criteria is, if a religion fails to clarify this important issue or could not show the examples of their persons who have attained salvation with clear signs in their faith, then one does not need any further argument or proof in this behalf, that is, this religion is false.

And the religion which has not only shown with remarkable clarity the reality of salvation ,but also present persons in this time and in this age, in whom the spirit of salvation is breathed into—then this is the stamp of the truth of the religion that it is from God.

Specimen of Writing

As the love of God and attaining to His nearness are matters relating to the heart which others cannot see and get acquainted with, therefore Almighty God Manifested such deeds of the Prophet(sa) as led to an undeniable conclusion that he preferred God to everything and also the idea of divine greatness solely occupied his mind. He was so permeated with the love and glory of God that his person was really a reflector of all the manifestation of divine glory. All the signs of a perfect love of God which we can think of, shone with brightness in his person …

From this, it is clear, that the person who has not only seen the Divine Beauty, but personally tasted it by being brought under the influence of Divine Goodness, has his faith in God vastly strengthened. He is drawn towards the divine beauty as iron is drawn towards a magnet. His love for God is intensified and his trust in Him increased a hundredfold. He has not only observed but experienced and tasted the Divine blessings. He sees with the eye of certitude that his good is in God. His hopes in God gains strength and he naturally feels attracted towards him …

He puts his trust in God Who, he knows, for certain will deliver him, and his enterprise is great and unshaken by adversities .When he has seen and tasted the favours and blessings of God and known the Lord deals beautifully with him, the Light of assurance enters into his soul in all its glory and luster …

As the soul is companion of every living body, so does the Light of assurance which God has granted him, become his constant companion and never part with him.1