The Holy War — Page 189
Proceedings—Debate 31 May 1893 189 is not beyond imagination. God Almighty also treats His creation in the same way. Out of His grace and according to His Glorious Divine Eminence, He accepts even the lowliest and humble beggar. We see this too in the acceptance of prayers, that that is also dependent upon the grace of God, and the Bible is full of such statements. Then you state that although the Messiah had no supernatural quality and was just a mere human being just like other humans, and that God Almighty had the same relationship with him as He had with others, but his specialty and uniqueness is proved from the fact that atonement happened through him, and that he ascended to the heav- ens, and because he was born without a father. This statement of yours I find to be very surprising; is it your habit to go on making claims? Since when do we believe that Jesus came back to life? Albeit yes, it is proven from many places in the Holy Quran that Jesus died, but if by being brought back to life is meant spiritual life, then in this sense all Prophets are alive. Who is dead? Is it not written in the Gospels that the disciples saw Prophet Moses and Elijah and said, ‘O teacher, if you want we can raise a separate tent for you and a separate tent for Moses and one for Elijah?’ So if Moses was dead how did they see him? Can the dead also come and be present? Then, in this same Gospel, it is written that when Lazarus died, he was taken to sit in the lap of Abraham. If Prophet Abraham was dead then was he taken to sit in the lap of a dead person? Let it be clear that we do not have any belief whatsoever in this so-called uniqueness of Prophet Jesus. In fact, our belief, according to our Holy Scripture and traditions, is that our Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is alive in the highest and strongest form and no Prophet is alive to that lofty degree of life like that of the Holy Prophet s as. Thus, I have seen and conversed with the Holy Prophet many times while in the state of consciousness and asked him questions regarding many different issues. If Jesus is alive then has somebody from among you ever seen him in a state of consciousness?