The Light of the Holy Qur'an — Page 85
T H e J O u r NA l—F AT e H M A S IH T H e J O u r NA l—F AT e H M A S IH 85 al-Bukh a r i , the most authentic of books after the Book of God. Just open your eyes and read, for it is: ْ ه ُ خَارِج ٌ لَم َّ وَقَد ْ كُنْت ُ أَعْلَم ُ أَن ْ ه ُ خَارِج ٌ لَم َّ ْوَقَد ْ كُنْت ُ أَعْلَم ُ أَن مْت ُ لِقَاءَه ُ وَلَو ْ كُنْت ُ عِنْدَه ُ لَغَسَلْت ُ عَن َّ ْه ِ لَتَجَش ی َ ی ْٓ أَخْلُص ُ إِل ِّ ي ْ أَعْلَم ُ اَن ِّ ه ُ مِنْكُم ْ فَلَو ْ أَن َّ ْأَكُن ْ أَظُن ُّ أَن مْت ُ لِقَاءَه ُ وَلَو ْ كُنْت ُ عِنْدَه ُ لَغَسَلْت ُ عَن َّ ْه ِ لَتَجَش ی َ ی ْٓ أَخْلُص ُ إِل ِّ ي ْ أَعْلَم ُ اَن ِّ ه ُ مِنْكُم ْ فَلَو ْ أَن َّ أَكُن ْ أَظُن ُّ أَن قَدَمَیْهِ. قَدَمَیْهِ. . See page 4. 1 Meaning: ‘I knew that the Prophet of the Last Age was about to come, but I had no information that he would be born among you (O, people of Arabia). Had I been able to reach him, I would have strived very hard to seek the honour of beholding him, and were I in his presence I would have occupied myself in the washing of his feet. ’ Now, if you have any sense of honour and shame, then present an instance of such reverence being directed towards the Messiah by any king of his time, and receive 1 ,000 rupees cash from me. You do not need to necessarily furnish it from the Gospel; you may present even a piece of paper picked from a pile of garbage— if you can. But if you can’t cite a king or ruler, then just cite a low-level prince; however, remember that you will never be able to present [any such example]. This torment is no less than the torment of Hell in that you yourself are accused of the very issue that you yourself raised. Well done! Bravo! Well Done Indeed! What a great clergyman you are! What was the character of Christ in your own assessment: a glutton, a drunkard; neither a recluse nor a devotee, nor an espouser of truth; arrogant, vain, and a claimant to Divinity? [God-forbid. ] Nevertheless, many a claimant to Divinity has come and gone before him; one of them appearing even in Egypt. Setting aside the claims, can you simply present any moral 1. S a hih al-Bukh a r i , B a b Bad’ul-Wa hy i, Kaifa k a na bad’ul-Wa hy i il a r as u lill a h s allall a hu ‘alaihi wa sallam, Hadith 7. [Publisher]