The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 176
176. Essence of Islam-III. Prophet who has appeared for the reform of mankind to waste his time hunting pig, a disgusting animal, while even touching the pig is a grave sin according to Torah. . A question also arises that—while hunting is a hobby of the idle if the Messiah is still to be so fond of hunting, is there any dearth of such good animals as deer, caribou, rabbits, etc. , that he should soil his hands with the blood of such a foul animal?. I have presented here a picture of the character and activities of the Messiah in his second advent, as conceived by the bulk of the Muslims. It is for sensible people to consider how unnatural, contradictory and inconsistent with the high status of Prophethood all this is. It should be remembered that none of this nonsense is mentioned in either of the two great compilations of Aḥādīth. Imam. Bukhārī has given no indication that the Messiah who is to come will be the same person as Jesus, son of Mary. . On the contrary, he has narrated two actual sayings of the. Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), which distinguish the Second Messiah from the first. The connotation of one of these Aḥādīth is that the son of Mary will appear from among you, and it further clarifies that he will be your Imam from within you. . One should carefully consider how the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), in order to remove any misunderstanding which may result from the name 'son of Mary', goes on to say: Do not take him to be the son of Mary himself, rather: 144 بَلْ هُوَ اِمَامُكُمْ مِنْكُمْ 144 He will be your Imam from among your own people. ' [Publisher]