The Light of the Holy Qur'an — Page 86
T HE L IGHT OF T HE HOLY Q U R’AN—NUM BE R T WO T HE L IGHT OF T HE HOLY Q U R’AN—NUM BE R T WO 86 excellence which is actually substantiated, so that the truth might be known? One’s mere words cannot be counted as his morals. You object that the apostates—who were themselves mur- derers and worthy of punishment for their deeds—were merci- lessly killed but you forgot to recall that the Israelite Prophets killed even suckling infants, and not one or two, but hundreds of thousands! Do you deny their prophethood? Or was that not the commandment of God? Or was there a different God at the time of Moses as and a different One at the time of Holy Prophet Muhammad Mustafa [the Chosen One], peace and blessings of Allah be upon him? O cruel cleric! Feel some shame; ultimately everyone has to die. The poor Messiah cannot be held answerable in your stead. You alone will be seized for your deeds; he will not be questioned at all [for them]. O imbecile! You see the mote in your brother’s eye, but why don’t you see the beam in your own eye? What is wrong with your eyes that you cannot see your own eyes? As for the story about the marriage with Zainab ra , which you have so unjustly cited as adultery, what can I say other than: دب رہگ از اطخ اطخ ہن دنک Ill of nature does not commit crimes by mistake. O unworthy one! Marrying the divorcee of one’s adopted son is not adultery. No one becomes an actual son or father or mother just by saying so. For instance, if a Christian calls his wife ‘mother’ in a fit of anger, would she become unlawful for him and would a divorce be effected thereby? Of course, he will continue to have