Lecture Lahore — Page 51
51 should suffice for any reasonable person, but if someone considers it inconclusive, then he should also admit that the Torah does not contain any prophecy about Jesus as or our Holy Prophet sa , for the words of those prophecies were not so precise and had caused the Jews to reject him. If the Torah had indeed contained a clear and unambigu- ous prophecy about the Holy Prophet sa , which mentioned his appearance in Mecca, his name as Muhammad, his fa- ther’s name as ‘Abdull a h, his grandfather’s name as ‘Abdul Mu tt alib, his birth in the House of Ishmael, his migration to Medina, and the time of his appearance, there would be no question of any Jew rejecting him. In the case of Jesus, the Jews were faced with an even greater dilemma, and one would think that they were rather justi- fied in refusing to accept him, for the prophecy contained in the Divine scripture had clearly laid down that the true Messiah must be preceded by the return of Elijah. Al- though the Messiah contended that the prophecy did not mean the return of Elijah in person, and only referred to the coming of someone in his likeness, the Jews took this to be an interpolation in the word of God and continued to await the return of Elijah. This example shows that the prophecies about Prophets are always somewhat veiled so as to make a distinction between the good and the evil. Besides, claims that are based on the truth do not have only one kind of evidence in their favour, for they are like diamonds and shine in every facet. In the same way, my claim of being the Promised Messiah can be proved from whatever angle one may look at it.