The Cairo Debate — Page 24
and shall call his name Imman'u-el. He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. ". M. Let us suppose that the prophecy is fulfilled in. Jesus. Even so it says nothing about his being either God or the Son of God. But indeed this prophecy does not conform with Jesus. . The reasons are: 66 (1) The mother of Jesus did not give him the name of 'Imman'u-el' which means 'God with us' and which does not apply to Jesus who is reported to have exclaimed: 'And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, "E'lo-i, E'lo-i, la'ma sabach-tha' ni?" which means, "My God, my God why hast Thou forsaken me?” (Mk. 15: 34). Neither literally nor in spirit does 'Imman'u-el' tally with. Jesus. Muhammad stands out as an eloquent answer to this description. It was he who in a time fraught with danger when a man of great courage would lose heart, comforted his companion Abu Bakr "Grieve not, for God is with us. " (Qur'an 9: 40). (2) It remains unestablished that Jesus ate curds and honey. It is unbecoming for you to make a claim and furnish no argument. . Chr. The word is 'virgin' in the verse. Except for Mary the mother of Jesus no virgin has borne a child. . M. Decidedly we, too, believe Jesus to have been born without the agency of a father which to demonstrate the miraculous power of the Almighty God. His power knows no bounds, 24