Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 51
51 believe that the Messiah died on the cross for them, then he came back to life and ascended into heaven, this being proof of His divinity. Those Muslims who have supported the Christians erroneously do not believe that the Messiah died on the cross, but they do believe that he was raised to heaven alive. However, the reality which Allah Almighty has disclosed to me is that the Messiah son of Mary was tormented severely at the hands of the Jews of his age, just as the truthful are tormented in their respective times at the hands of foolish opponents. Ultimately, these very same Jews strove to somehow put an end to him and kill him on the cross by way of conspiracy and mischief. It would appear that they succeeded in their designs, because it was ordered that the Messiah son of Mary be put on the cross. However, Allah the Exalted who never allows for His truthful and divinely commissioned servants to be wasted, saved him from the curse that was necessitated by him dying on the cross and gave rise to such means that he was taken down from the cross alive. There are many arguments to this effect that are found in the very Gospel itself, but I do not intend to mention them on this occasion. By studying the incidents that surround the crucifixion according to the Gospel account, it becomes clearly evident that the Messiah son of Mary was taken down from the cross alive. Then, since he had many enemies in his own land—enemies who were thirsty for his blood—and since he had already stated that ‘a Prophet is not without honour but in his own country,’ alluding to his migration, Jesus as decided to leave his homeland. In order to fulfil the obligation of his ministry, he set out in search of the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Passing through Nasibain, he arrived in Kashmir through Afghanistan, and continued preaching to the Children of Israel who were settled in Kashmir. He reformed these people and ultimately passed away whilst he was among them. This is the fact that has been disclosed to me. The Significance of This Issue The fundamental pillar of Christianity crumbles as a result of the aforementioned concept alone. For when the Messiah did not die on the cross, and did not resur- rect to ascend into heaven after three days, the base and foundation of the edi- fice of Christ’s divinity and the Atonement is destroyed. Moreover, this also does away with the false notion of the Muslims that Jesus as ascended into heaven alive and will physically return in the latter days—a belief which is a grave dishonour to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, because no