The Advent of the Promised Messiah — Page 5
5 the ability of a mortal to ascend to heaven alive, why then, until now, has no one ever ascended to heaven since Adam? With the help of such arguments the Christians wish to deify Jesus, peace be upon him, and so they have done, leading a part of the world astray. A large number of Muslims, reportedly exceeding three million, have fallen victim to this trial through their belief in this false doctrine. Now if this had been true and if Jesus, peace be upon him, had actually ascended to heaven alive as the Christians assert—and the Muslims support them out of misconception and ignorance— then this would have been a day of mourning for Islam. For Islam appeared in the world so that the people may inculcate faith and certainty in the existence of Allah Almighty, and to propagate His Oneness. No flaw can be found in the religion of Islam, for it is free from all deficiency. 1 It declares Allah the Exalted alone to be One and without partner. To believe that any other being shares this quality is an affront to Allah 1 An authentic copy of the original text of the address [Publisher]