Bounties of the Gracious God — Page 66
66 death of these two without having left a progeny are all signs of this fact (i. e. that the Israelite chain of prophethood has come to an end). But as far as the Muhammadan Messiah is concerned, by the grace of Allah he has a father as well as a progeny, for it is written that by the grace of God, ُ یَتَزَوَّج ُ وَیُوْلَد ُ لَہ [He will marry and have children. ] This alluded to the continuation and perpetuation of the Muhammadan dispensation till the Last Day. With extreme wonder do I look at the people who do not reflect and ponder upon the signs that substantiate the prophethood of our Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Such peo- ple claim that Jesus was born of the sperm of his father, Joseph. They do not understand the reality due to their ignorance. It is a known fact that Mary was found to be pregnant before she got married, and it was not permissible for Mary to get married because of the oath that her mother had taken when her own pregnancy had become evident. This, for the people of insight, can lead to two conclusions. Either Jesus was born through the Word of the Omniscient God, or, God forbid, he was an illegit- imate child. We see no way that Mary could have been pregnant through marriage as her mother had made a pledge that she would keep her (Mary) free and dedicated to the service of the temple. This was the pledge she had made while she was pregnant, and I am stating this because both the Quran and the Gospel testify to this. Therefore, eschew not the path of righteousness and success. This detail has been given for those whose nature requires such