The Honour of Prophets — Page 68
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 68 the practical life of an individual by their enemy, then allow us to draw your attention to books by the Jews who have strongly criticised the character of the Messiah and his mother. And if sinlessness is to be inferred from the fact that a person himself claims to be good, then allow us to show you from the Gospel that the Messiah himself admits that he is not good. Hence, the sinless ness of the Messiah son of Mary cannot be established in any respect. In fact, certain actions as recorded in the Gospels prove to the contrary: for example, drinking, violating the eternal laws of the Bible regarding circum cision and the prohibition of swine etc. , unjustly damag ing the property of others, swearing at the Scribes and Pharisees, allowing harlots to touch his body, allowing a sinful woman to anoint him—which was unlawful in the sight of God—and allowing his disciples to pluck ears from the fields of others. Now tell us whether or not these matters fall under sin or not? If drinking was good, then why did John abhor it? Daniel said that the doors of heaven remain shut upon those who drink. Circumci sion was an eternal command, so why was it forbidden, even though, according to recent investigations, it cures many diseases? Similarly, swine was prohibited for all times, then why was it declared lawful? Christ said that the Torah had not been abrogated and then himself pro