The Light of the Holy Qur'an — Page 130
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 130 and accept the Prophet who was to come concerning whom the Messiah gave the glad tiding, and whose perfect teachings he praised. Yet, there is in this no favour done by your Yas u ‘ [ Jesus], since the mighty one has itself felled the weak. Now it is only the lack of understanding; otherwise, there is no room now for the Gospel to get a foothold. (4) The fourth objection is that there is no commandment anywhere in the Islamic teachings to love people of other reli- gions; rather, the commandment is to love no one but a Muslim. The Reply: It should be clear that it is all on account of the evil effects of the flawed and incomplete Gospel that the Christians have deviated far from truth and reality. Otherwise, if we ponder deeply as to what is love and what are the occasions when it should be exercised, and what is hatred and what are the occasions when it should be utilized, then not only do we get an understanding of the true philosophy of the Noble Qur’an, but our soul attains the perfect light of true insights thereby. It should be understood that love is not something you do with artificiality and pretension; rather, it is one of the human strengths. The essence of love is that the heart is drawn towards something out of admiration for it. And just as the true features of anything are fully appreciated at its climax, so is it true of love that its true wonders become clearly apparent when it reaches its zenith and perfection. Allah the Exalted says: 1 اْوُبِرْشُا ْيِف ُمِهِبْوُلُق َلْجِعْلا 1. S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:94 [Publisher]