The Light of the Holy Qur'an — Page 89
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 89 the punishment of embarrassment—albeit such people do not even feel ashamed. Was it right for the revered Disciples to eat stolen goods in front of your Christ ; that is, plucking the ears of corn from some- one else’s field? If during some battle, the ‘A s r prayer was offered in the nick of time due to the threat of the infidels and the perilous situation, its only significance was that—when simultaneously presented with two acts of worship—priority was given to the act of worship which involved repulsing the dangerous attack of the infidels, and the rightful and justified defence of personal rights, nation, and country. And it was all undertaken by the person who was the bearer of the Shariah, and it was perfectly in consonance with the purport of the Noble Qur’an. God Almighty says: 1 َو اَم ُقِطْنَي ِنَع ىٰوَهْلا ۰۰ ْنِا َوُه اَّلِا ٌيْحَو ىٰحْوُّي ۰۰ Meaning that, every act of the Prophet is with the command of God Almighty. The time of a Prophet is the time for the reve- lation of a shariah, and whatever actions the Prophet carries out actually turn into the shariah. If this were not so, all the acts of the Messiah which are in contravention to the Torah—his disre- gard even for the Sabbath and his not washing his hands before eating—all indict the Messiah. Can you justify all this from the Torah? Christ had branded Peter as Satan. Why then did he for- get his own words and why did he continue to keep Satan amidst his disciples? Then it is your objection that keeping many wives and bond 1. S u rah an-Najm, 53:4–5 [Publisher]