The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 211
The Messiah and his Second Coming 211. Mary but also his four brothers as they were all sons of the same mother. I also regard his two real sisters as holy, for they are all the children of the holy Mary. [Kashtī-e-Nūḥ, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 19, pp. 17-18]. Our readers should remember that in dealing with the. Christian religion we have to adopt the same form of exposition as they adopt against us. The Christians do not believe in the Prophet 'Isā (peace be upon him), who called himself a servant of God and believed in the righteousness of previous Prophets and had faith in the advent of the Holy Prophet Muḥammad (peace and blessings of. Allah be upon him) and had even made a prophecy concerning him. They believe in someone called Jesus, who is not mentioned in the Qur'ān, and assert that he claimed to be God and designated previous Prophets as robbers etc. They also assert that he vigorously denied the truth of our Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and prophesied that only false Prophets would appear after him. The Holy Qur'ān has not directed us to believe in any such person, but has clearly affirmed that anyone who claims to be God shall be consigned to hell. . That is why, when speaking of the Jesus of the Christians, we have not spoken with such respect as is due to a righteous person. Had he not been blind, he would not have said that only impostors would follow him; and had he been good and faithful, he would not have claimed to be God. Our readers should not be misled into thinking that some of the harsh words that we have employed concerning him were intended for Ḥaḍrat ‘Īsā (peace be on him. ) They have been written concerning the Jesus of whom there is no mention in the Qur'an or the Ḥadīth. [Majmu'ah Ishtihārāt, vol. 2, pp. 295-296]