Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 34
34 susceptible of a logical conclusion. When an idea does not lead to a logical conclusion and when it is apparent that it serves no useful purpose, one should ponder whether it has any utility. If salvation of mankind was bound up with vicarious atonement then where was the point in providing man with eyes, with a tongue and with a pair of lips?. PECULIARITY OF QURAN ice then We و هديناه النجدين God next proceeds to say showed to him both the ways. . It is a peculiarity of the Holy Quran that sometimes it puts a vast meaning into a small word. The. Holy Quran makes mention of 'way' in several other places but sometimes it uses the word J (Sabil) for it and at others it employs the word b (Tariq). In this case. Allah the Excellent has used the word (Najd) in preference to the words J (Sabil) and (Tariq). This shows that the subject has to do with the word i (Najd) طريق. Tariq. طریق Sabit) and) سبیل as against the words. We find in the dictionary that the word (Najd) stands for a steep way comprising ascent. In another place the Holy. Quran observes that a man finds an uphill way difficult to negotiate. He suffers from heavy breathing and his feet get blisters. It is this condition to which Allah the Excellent has made a reference here. Obviously, as has been explained the highway in a physical sense is not meant فلا اقتحم العقبة in here. For, the context that follows says: the man did not give alms, nor charity, nor did he care for the orphans and the destitute. This clearly therefore, establishes that the highway referred to here is not in a physical sense. On the contrary, the two ways, stand for the way of virtue and the way of sin.