Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 15
? Abraham (peace be on him): "And, God said unto Abraham: Thou shalt keep my covenant, therefore, thou and thy seed after thee in their generations. This is my covenant, which shall keep ye between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. " (Genesis, 17:9-10) DIVINE ATTRIBUTES 8 The Quran next takes up the claims of the Messiah and, advancing arguments in support of their truth, simultaneously dispels the erroneous beliefs ascribed to him by his followers: The abbreviated letters (19:2 ) stand for the attributive names of God, according to Ummi Haʼni, a cousin of the Holy Prophet (peace and the blessings of Allah be on him), Sfor Kafi, for Hadi, & for ‘Alim and ه for Sadiq. It is noteworthy in this connection that the Holy Prophet (peace and the blessings of Allah be on him) has stated four Divine attributes as against the five letters of which this expression is composed. Thus he seems to have left the letter out. We should, therefore, look into his reason for this. It appears that since the letter ☐ is also used as an interjection, the Holy Prophet (peace and the blessings of Allah be on him) has declared it to be an