The Holy War — Page 97
Proceedings—Debate 26 May 1893 97 Statement of DEPUTY Abdullah Atham The Remaining Answer: Mirza [Ghulam Ahmad] sahib says that why did Christ not give this or that type of proof when, after accusing him of blasphemy, they wanted to stone him so it would become clear that in reality, he is Allah? Hearing this I recall a story. Once a man said to me that it is extremely shortsighted of God Almighty to have affixed just two eyes below the forehead; why did He not affix one on the head so he could safeguard himself from the calamities above and another in the back so he could see from behind? The bewildering thing here is that over a thing meriting no wrangling or altercation is it permissible to carry out so much questioning why and wherefore. It is unreasonable to say why this or that was not done, but it is rea- sonable to question what was done. We ask, was it not the allegation of the Jews that being a man you claim to be God and this is blasphemous? And the reply given was that even being a man I can call myself the son of Allah and this is not blasphemous because the Prophets also were human beings and they were called Allah. Thus, where, in all this was there any ques- tion regarding his Divinity? The second matter that Mirza sahib speaks about is that Christ asked the disciples to pray for him. This is not true; you should look at the reference. It is written that Jesus told them that you should pray for yourselves so that you do not suffer any trial.