Inspiring Events in the Field of Tabligh — Page 32
32 A © adhrat Maul ā n ā Jal ā ludd ī n Shams, Kh ā lid-i-A ™ madiyyat (may All ā h be pleased with him) related that in 1926, while he was serving as a missionary in Syria, once he had a long religious discussion with an Egyptian lawyer of Reverend Alfred Nelson, an English priest. He forcefully claimed that according to the Holy Qur’ ā n, Jesus Christ was superior to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of All ā h be upon him). When Maul ā n ā Shams demanded proof to his claim, he said that the Holy Qur’ ā n calls Jesus Christ Ghul ā man Zakiyya $ | ‹ Å 2 y — $ V ϑ≈ n = ä ñ (Holy Qur’ ā n, 19[Maryam]:20), which means pure and righteous son. No prophet including the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of All ā h be upon him) has been called Zak ī in the Holy Qur’ ā n, which proves that Jesus Christ was superior to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of All ā h be upon him) too. © adhrat Maul ā n ā Shams smiled and said that he was right in saying that Holy Qur’ ā n does not mention the word Zak ī for the Holy Prophet but the word yuzakk ī (Holy Qur’ ā n, 2[Al-Baqarah];152, 3[ Ā l ‘Imr ā n]:165, 62[Al-Jumu‘ah]:3) has been frequently used for the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of All ā h be upon him) which means that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of All ā h be upon him) is not only zak ī but he made others also zak ī (purified). With this reference, Prophet Jesus looks to be a mere pupil and the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of All ā h be upon him) as his teacher and mentor. Hearing the argument, the poor lawyer was flabbergasted. [12]