Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 130
130 "It is written in the books that the atonement of this sin can be made by piling up loaves of bread around a perpendicularly placed beam till it covered its top-end and then giving away of these loaves in the name of God. " In other words, he wanted them to give away the loaves to him, as whatever is given in the name of God, is made over to the Mullah. He thought he would have loaves free for a few days and whatever were saved, he could sell away. It was a small village and the people were poor. As they heard this, they were in a panic and pleaded to the Mullah that they could not afford to offer that much atonement. He warned them that if they would not, they would all land in hell and that the law was clear on the point that that was the only way to atone for the sin. They again consulted among themselves as to what they should do next. A boy spoke out saying that the Mullah's own son Noor Jamal was also in it. They asked him if he was really speaking the truth. The other boys confirmed that he was with them. After mutual consultation, they decided to enquire of the Mullah again, hoping that he might modify the shape of the problem. Accordingly, they again called on the Mullah and told him that his son Noor Jamal was also in the party. On hearing this, the Mullah feared that he too would have to make atonement. He told them that he will again consult the books. After consulting the books, he announced that there was the alternate solution that if they could not afford that much, then the beam may be laid on the ground and covered with loaves and these few loaves could be given away as alms. . This is like the Noor Jamal episode. If 570 crore men have to be punished, they would suffer eternal punishment, but when it comes to His own son, it is said "We are doing