Majestic Writings of the Promised Messiah — Page 12
as in View of Some Renowned Muslim Scholars [ 12 ] interpretation and treating it as ridiculous. Allah the Almighty says: 5 According to our opponents, the ‘ridiculous interpretation’ of this verse according the Ahmadiyyah Jam a ‘at would be: O Children of Adam, We granted ( anzaln a ) you gar- ments that covers your imperfections. But the gar- ment of piety is the best garment. This is a among the signs of Allah so that you take heed. Garments do not descend from the sky. They are made on earth, because we make them ourselves. According to our opponents, the above interpretation is ridiculous because the translation has not been done literally. According to their scholars, the ‘not ridiculous’ interpretation of this verse would be something like the following: O Children of Adam, don’t you see that your gar- ments fall from the sky? Sometimes shirts rain from the above, and other times trousers. Sometimes vests descend from the high, and other times turbans. O fools! Even after observing these signs, why do you not take heed! 5. ( al-A‘r a f , 7:27)