Majestic Writings of the Promised Messiah — Page 11
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 11 ] Truth about the Word Nuz u l I will divide my response to this criticism in two parts. First, I will examine why, in their opinion, it is ridiculous to translate the word nuz u l as the birth of a person instead of his physical descent from heavens. Is there any rationale behind it? Second, I will explain the rationale for this so- called ‘ridiculous interpretation’; and what scenario emerges if this interpretation is not accepted. Then we will be able to conclude whether their scenario is ridiculous or the interpretation which is made by the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at. Now I will present this issue from both standpoints. First, we will discuss the word nuz u l. This word has been used in the Holy Qur’an repeatedly with different connota- tions, although there is one common theme in all of its uses. The word nuz u l is always used for things that are highly beneficial for mankind and have been granted to them by God Almighty as a great favour. There is no deny- ing that the physical descent of an object is also known as nuz u l , but the real connotation of a usage in the Holy Qur’an can be understood only in the light of similar usages in the Holy Qur’an itself. Let me present a verse containing the word nuz u l and then apply their approach to its meaning to see the result of rejecting the Ahmadiyyah