Lecture Ludhiana — Page 25
25 was the worship of a ‘Living Jesus’ which gave life to Christianity. Unless this pillar was demolished, the door to Islam would not only not open, but, on the contrary, this belief would continue to sustain Christianity. Now, let me address those who love to believe in Jesus as as being alive. Capital punishment is awarded on the testimony of two witnesses, but here the number of witnesses supporting our contention is legion and yet they persist in their disbelief. God says in the Holy Qur’an: 19 Jesus’ own admission is recorded in the Holy Qur’an in these words: 20 The Holy Qur’an bears out that the expression tawaffi means death because the same expression was used for the Holy Prophet sa in the verse: 21 Also, the Holy Prophet sa has used the same term fa lamma tawaffaitani, which only means ‘death’. This word has been similarly used for Joseph and for other people as 19 ‘O Jesus, I will cause thee to die a natural death and will exalt thee to Myself. ’ (3:56) [Translator] 20 ‘But since Thou didst cause me to die, Thou hast been the Watcher over them. ’ (5:118) [Translator] 21 ‘And if We show thee in thy lifetime the fulfilment of some of the things with which We have threatened them, thou wilt know it ; or if We cause thee to die before that. ’ (10:47) [Translator]