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O Jesus son of Mary, didst thou say to men, Take me and my mother for two gods besides Allah? He will say, 'Glory be to Thee! it was not for me to say that what I had no right. If I had said it, Thou wouldst have indeed known. ' 26. This however would not be the only reply which Jesus would offer in his defence. The Glorious Quran also tells us that he would vindicate himself with the plea: 'I said nothing to them except that which Thou didst command me Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. And I was a witness over them as long as I remained among them, but since Thou didst cause me to die, Thou hast been a Watcher over them, as Thou art Witness over all things. '27. Our previous discussions on the correct meanings of the Arabic words tawaffayta-ni 28 has already established that the correct translation of this Quranic passage which uses the expression tawaffayta-ni would be: 'but since Thou didst cause me to die' and not as is often incorrectly translated by the exponents of Hazrat Isa's bodily ascension to heaven: 'but since Thou didst take me up alive. '. In our previous discussions, we have also substantiated this assertion by quoting 29 a Tradition of our beloved Prophet, peace and blessings of. Allah be upon him, in which our master, peace be upon him, would vindicate himself against those of his followers who had gone against his teachings with the same words 30 with which the son of Mary would vindicate himself against the blasphemy of his followers. 31. And this view to the effect that Hazrat Isa, peace be upon him, will 26. Al Quran 5. 117 27. Al Quran 5. 118 29. Ibid: pp 156/157 31. Al Quran 5. 117/118 28. Ahmadiyyat or Qadianism! Islam or Apostasy? pp 155/156 30. Sahih Bukhari: Kitab al Tafsir: 60. 8 221