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delivered in Hyderabad (Daccan) in 1904. (This God, being the Creator and Sustainer of man, is Man and
lecture has now been published in booklet form: God
Titled ‘A Case of Discovery’.) He stated that in this thoroughly familiar with his constitution. He is
matter, the actual problem is that all the religions 10
revealed before the 7th century A.D., enshrined the likewise aware to the fullest possible extent of
concept of one God but, as time went on, it was not
possible for their original scriptures to be preserved human aspirations. That is why God alone can
by their followers. In every religion the concept
of God became subject to human interpolations. understand and provide for
Hence the original teaching on the concept of God
was no longer to be found in its pristine form. Nbabdalseielovitnitthnoghhiestees.hObeOnGernenioeln‘yedsdgussGuophcofpoahfodsmashtecaGuhdanmoen’.dantrwhuaaewnschtnosAoontnsocceyehgropoirnotiaceusoepsflbGytuhoted
to turn to the
It was in the seventh century AD that Islam came ability to ful?ll human
to the world. Although Islam is a religion like other Quran.
religions, its distinctive quality is that its original requirements.
text has been fully preserved due to the availability
of paper (papyrus) in its crude form at the time and Millions and millions of human
with the invention of the printing press in times to beings have testi?ed to the fact that it was only
come. That is why, now, for later generations (after when they studied the Quran that they received
the emergence of Islam) the greatest and the only that introduction to God, which their nature had
source of knowledge of the right concept of God, been seeking all along. They have freely admitted
in its pristine form, is Islam. Anyone who seriously that other concepts of God did not respond to the
wants to grasp the true concept of God has no cravings of their inner nature. It was only when they
choice but to turn to the Quran. were introduced to the concept of God in the Quran
that their hearts cried out in acceptance. This was
Quran: the God who could give them total ful?llment.

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