Liar, on Him Will be the Sin of His Lie

I now draw your attention to the directive in the Holy Qur’an about the attitude we should adopt towards a person who claims to be from God and therefore a Prophet. Citing an incident from the time of Hazrat Musa(as), the Holy Qur’an tells us that when Hazrat Musa(as) made his claim to prophethood, the government of his time and the people opposed him and planned to put an end to his life.

Thereupon, a believing man from among the people of Pharaoh, who had kept his faith hidden, sought to dissuade them. He pleaded:1

That is to say that if Hazrat Musa(as) is an impostor, he would be punished for his falsehood. The people need not worry about it. God alone knows the truth and He knows best how to punish the liar. However, if he (Hazrat Musa(as)) is speaking the truth and you oppose him, then you are bound to be afflicted with some of the chastisements described by him. This is the attitude one should adopt towards a claimant to prophethood.

The Holy Qur’an has honoured the statement of a common man and has preserved it as a reminder for all times to come. The Holy Qur’an affirms the correctness of the position which he took against those who opposed Prophet Musa(as). He was a weak man, who was keeping his faith secret. Yet he said something really lovely. Unfortunately, the attitude of the Government and the maulavis of Pakistan is just the opposite.

In making the above assertion, the Government of Pakistan has inadvertently made a statement which provides a strong support to the truthfulness of the Promised Messiah(as). In their naivety, they have not realised the natural conclusion of their statement. They say that the ummah has totally ignored all false claimants and have not entered into any debate with him. But they themselves have launched a campaign of opposition against the Promised Messiah(as) and have treated him as the true claimants have always been treated by their false opponents. They did not treat the Promised Messiah(as) according to their confessed method of treating the liars—to totally ignore them. The Promised Messiah was confronted in debates, prayer duels and everything else that a true Prophet faces. The voice whereby the opponents of true Prophets told them that their mutual debates have reached their climax was heard loud and clear.2

To reiterate: the treatment that is given to all true Prophets was given to the Promised Messiah(as). But your treatment has no value; because Allah the Almighty is also granting the same favours as He has always conferred upon the true Prophets.