The Conclusive Argument — Page 60
60 THE CONCLUSIVE ARGUMENT the verdict of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, or [refuses] to submit their dispute to God and His Messenger; seeking instead help from Aristotle and Plato's logic. This is not the way of the righteous; rather, it is the age-old habit of the wretched ones. There is no greater testimony for us than the testimony of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. My body shudders when someone is presented with the verdict of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and he does not accept it and turns away. I wonder what kind of faith these people have. They pay scant regard to the verdict of the Noble Quran as well as to that of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and they do not attach any importance to the interpretation of his Companions. Strange are the times! Despite being called 'maulawis,' they forsake God and His Messenger. If it is asked insistently, 'When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had defined the word توني tawaffi] as causing death, why do you not accept it?', they-as a last resort-reply, 'There is ijmā' [consensus] regarding Jesus' life, so how can we accept otherwise?' However, this excuse is worse than the mis- deed, and is abominable trickery and disrespect, for what value does a 'consensus' possess in which our Prophet, peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him, has no part-nay, rather, one which he opposes clearly? Besides, the claim of ijmā is also a sheer lie and deception. See the book Majma' Bihar al-Anwār, vol. 1, p. 286, where the word حكمًا Hakam-Arbiter] is explained thusly: ينزل أي ينزل عيسى حكمًا أي حاكماً بهذه الشريعة لا نبيًا والأكثر أن عيسى لم يمت That is, Jesus will descend as an وقال مالك مات وهو ابن ثلث وثلثين سنة. arbiter under the Shariah, not as a Prophet. Many of them say