Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 360
! ! 360 If Hazrat ‘Umar ra had believed that Haz rat Jesus as was still alive in heaven, he would have certainly made this argument in support of his earlier claim. Had Haz rat ‘Umar ra forgotten this? Even if we suppose that Ha z rat ‘Umar ra had forgotten, then one of the other companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa would have mentioned that Hazr at Jesus as is still a live. Now tell me , who possessed a better understanding of our faith than the companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa ? There is an old Punjabi adage which goes , “You tell me news of my home, when I am just coming from there. ” Is it possible that tho se companions ra , who were the most knowledgeable , who were the recipients of countless blessings did not comprehend this concept, but those who would come later would possess a deeper understanding ? It would be strange indeed for Haz rat ‘Umar ra to remember Haz rat Moses ’ as incident when he travelled to Mount Sinai to commune with God , but not to remember Haz rat Jesus as. Secondly, the peculiar aspect of this verse : s َو َﻣ ﺎ ُﻣ َﺤ َّﻤ ٌﺪ ِا َّﻻ َر ُﺳ ۡﻮ ٌل “And Muhammad is but a messenger…” ( Holy Qur’ān, Ch. 3: V. 145 ) can only be reasoned if all earlier prophets had passed away. Thus, when this verse supports this [theory], and no one argue d that Jesus as was not dead , this is clear evidence of the fact that not one companion held this notion. If any one of the companions had believed Haz rat Jesus as to be alive, then the news that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was dead and Jesus was still living, would prove devastating for him. A poet has depicted the feelings of the companions at that time in a most beautiful way : ﻛ ﻨ ﺖ ا ﻟ ﺴ ﻮ ا د ﻟ ﻨ ﺎ ﻇ ﺮ ى - ﻓ ﻌ ± ﻋ ﻠ ' ﻚ ا ﻟ ﻨ ﺎ ﻇ ﺮ ﻣ ﻦ ﺷ ﺎ ء 3 ﻌ ﺪ ك ﻓ ﻠ ' ﻤ ﺖ - ﻓ ﻌ ﻠ ' ﻚ ﻛ ﻨ ﺖ ا ﺣ ﺎ ذ ر You were the pupil of my eyes. Upon your demise, the eye has become blind. Now I do not care who lives and who dies Because I only feared the occurrence of your death.