A Rational Response to Interfaith Advocates - Mufti Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri rahimahullah
Some people hold the view of 'unity of the religions'. They are completely wrong.
They say that all religions are upon the truth, just the paths are different. However, they say that the destination is the same. [Moreover], all of them are trying to reach Allah Ta'ala, but the path that one of them takes is straight, the path of another one is crooked. All of them reach Allah Ta'ala, some will reach sooner, and others will reach later.
These thoughts are totally incorrect. It will be possible when the direction of all of them is the same. If the direction of each one is different, then how will all of them reach the same destination?
A person is travelling on camelback. A passerby asks him, "Where are you going?" He replies, "I am going to Makkah Mukarramah," whereas he is heading towards China. He is told, "You will never reach Makkah Mukarramah. The road that you are on is the road to China. The further you travel, the more distant you will be from Makkah Mukarramah."
Hence, those who worship two deities, or three deities (like the Christians), or thousands of deities (like the Hindus), how will they ever reach One Allah Ta'ala? Their directions are different. The person who worships Allah Ta'ala is the one that will reach him. As for others who do not worship him, they will reach another destination, i.e., hellfire.
[Hidayat-ul-Qur'an vol.1 p.386-387, Maktabah Ghaznawi, Karachi, 1440 | 2018]
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