Lecture Ludhiana — Page 68
68 argument. Let us therefore find out what reason has to say. Man is never prepared to believe that which has no prece- dent. For example, if someone comes and reports that your son was carried to the skies by a windstorm or the child turned into a dog and ran away, will you accept what he says without reasonable explanation and further enquiry? No, you won’t. That is why the Holy Qur’an instructs us: 45 Now just consider the question of the death of Jesus as and his bodily ascent to heaven. Leaving aside for a moment the arguments that can be advanced about his death, it is an indisputable fact that the infidels demanded of the Holy Prophet sa the miracle of ascending to heaven. The Holy Proph- et sa , who was the most perfect and the best of all Prophets, ought to have gone on and ascended to the heavens. Instead, he replied in words of the Divine revelation: 46 This means: ‘Tell them that God is innocent of acting in violation of His promise particularly when He has made it impossible for mankind to ascend to the heavens. If I do this, I will be considered a liar. ’ Now if your belief that Jesus as ascended to the heavens is correct, what explanation would you have for an antagonist clergyman who criti- cizes the Holy Prophet sa on the basis of this verse? Do not therefore entertain ideas which are not supported by the 45 ‘So ask those who possess the Reminder, if you know not. ’ (16:44) [Translator] 46 17:94 [Translator]