The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 21
Miracles, Signs and Prophecies 21 him that the Holy Quran has described the hallmarks of those who have attained salvation, and, in keeping with these hallmarks, we find that that the followers of this Holy Book attain salvation in this very life. But do you find, in your religion, believers who posses the signs of salvation as Jesus himself has described them?. For instance, it is written in Mark 16:17, "And these signs shall follow them that believe;. In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. ". So now I respectfully submit the following and beg to be forgiven if there is any harshness or bitterness in my words: With regard to the three sick persons you have presented before me, let me say that they symbolize a sign which Jesus has particularly attributed to the Christians. He says, 'If you are a true believer then your sign will be that you will lay hands on the sick and they will recover. ' Pardon me, but if you indeed claim to be a true believer, we have here three sick persons, whom you yourselves have presented; just lay your hand on them, and if they recover we will believe that you are indeed true believers and have attained salvation. Otherwise, there is no ground for accepting your claim, because Jesus also says, "If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place;