Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 844
AL-ISTIFTA' SUPPLEMENT TO ḤAQIQATUL-WAḤI 844 against whom my argument has been fully established, but they never- theless rejected the Signs of Allah and oppressed me—they are a people who have become deserving of Allah's punishment, as they do not fear Allah and mock at Allah's Signs and His Prophets. I did not come to them without manifest Signs. My Lord showed them Sign after Sign and miracle after miracle. The argument has been established and all disputes and disagreements have been settled, yet they persist in denial. Do they fight Allah because He made me the Promised Messiah and the Prophesied Mahdi? To Him alone belongs the command and the decision. He cannot be questioned for what He does, but they will be held accountable for what they do. Some of them withdrew from this dispute out of shame and fear and returned to me repentant, but most of them remain astray. Do they insist that ‘Īsā is alive and conceal the consensus agreed upon by all the Companions and go against the people who were blessed with the company of the Holy Prophet, may peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him, whereas every one of them benefited from, and was taught by, the Holy Prophet? They formed a consensus on the death of 'Īsā, and this was the first consensus reached by them after the [demise of the] Messenger of Allah. The learned scholars are well aware of this. Have you forgotten the Word of Allah: قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ : Or do you opt knowingly for disbelief? Every single one of the Companions died while they adhered to this consensus. Later, you became sects and the winds of dissension started blowing among you. You have been deprived of any authoritative argument for his [‘Īsā’s] life. You follow nothing but conjectures. Allah quotes ‘Īsā as saying 1. Verily, all Messengers have passed away before him (Surah Al-e-Imran, 3:145). [Publisher]