nd solitary he arose to train great and mighty nations; the
Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, Syrians, Chaldeans and Assyrians came under his
influence. He was able to bind together many nations, melting them
together as it were and pouring them into one mould, changing their enmity
into love, war into peace. Under his influence satanic souls became
veritable angels, tyrannical rulers became just, the human moral standard
was raised. This proves that His Holiness Christ was an educator, a
teacher and trainer of nations. If we deny this it is nought but
injustice.
Blessed souls whether Moses, Jesus, Zoroaster, Krishna, Buddha, Confucius,
or Muhammad were the cause of the illumination of the world of humanity.
How can we deny such irrefutable proof? How can we be blind to such light?
How can we dispute the validity of His Holiness Christ? This is injustice.
This is a denial of reality. Man must be just. We must set aside bias and
prejudice. We must abandon the imitations of ancestors and forefathers. We
ourselves must investigate reality and be fair in judgment.
The old nation of Persia denied all these facts, harboring the utmost
hatred and enmity toward other religious beliefs besides their own. We
have investigated reality and found that these holy souls were all sent of
God. All of them have sacrificed life, endured ordeals and tribulations in
order that they might educate us. How can such love be forgotten? The
light of Christ is evident. The candle of Buddha is shining. The star of
Moses is sparkling. The flame ignited by Zoroaster is still burning. How
can we deny them? It is injustice. It is a denial of complete evidence. If
we forsake imitations all will become united and no differences will
remain to separate us.
We entertain no prejudice against Muhammed. Outwardly the Arabian nation
was instrumental in overthrowing the Parsee dominion, the sovereignty of
Persia. Therefore the old Parsee nation manifested the utmost contempt
toward the Arabs. But we deal justly and will never abandon the standard
of fairness. The Arabians were in the utmost state of degradation. They
were blood-thirsty and barbarous, so savage and degraded that the Arabian
father often buried his own daughter alive. Consider, could any barbarian
be lower than this? The nation consisted of warring, hostile tribal
peoples inhabiting the vast Arabian peninsula, and their business
consisted in fighting and pillaging each other, making captive women an
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