The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page 162
162 The commentary of al-Qa si dah This means that people consider Jesus to be living until the Day of Judgment but they do not assign this superior position to Hadrat Muhammad sa who is buried in Yathrib. Since these people lack the fragrance of spiritual wisdom and knowledge, they accepted this inferiority for the Holy Prophet sa. They cast all of the pearls of the Holy Qur’ a n in the dirt. The Islamic nation experienced great losses because of their inferior knowledge. Because of their above- mentioned belief, they aided the Christians, and a man- worshipping nation became aggressive in their propagation. 38 DEATH OF JESUS A S : The death of Jesus as is apparent from many verses of the Holy Qur’ a n. A few of them are listed here as examples. First verse: . And when All a h will say: “O Jesus, son of Mary, didst thou say to men, ‘Take me and my mother for two gods besides All a h… ( al-M a ’idah , 5:117 ) He will reply: ᅒ !" #$% ᅒ & ' () * !. 38 A ’ i na’-e-Kam a l a t-e-Isl a m , R uha n i Khaz a ’in , vol. 5, p. 56