Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 210
210 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad a person suffering from epilepsy that they had been possessed by a demon. If a person suffering from epilepsy is given conine, strychnos nux vomia, and an iron supplement, and if it is the case that a tumour has not already developed in their brain, such people can be cured. After all, what does epilepsy have to do with demons? Since the Jews had begun to espouse such ideas, Christ made this com - ment in keeping with their views. If not, perhaps he made this comment just as necromancers write out charms with various forms of ink and pretend to cure others, and tell the ill that they are possessed by spirits. I am disappointed that even the Muslims have not closely reflected upon the miracles of the Messiah, and in imitation of the Christians and by constantly hearing their stories, they too have misinterpreted his miracles. For example, there is the word akmaha , which means ‘night blind. ’ Now this word is defined so as to purport that the Messiah cured those who were born completely blind. In reality, the word akmaha refers to nothing more than an illness for which goat liver proves an effective remedy— this is also a good cure for such people. The Weakness of Christ Christ is a perfect image of what one would describe as weakness, powerlessness, helplessness and failure; he is no different than other mortals in his weaknesses. There is nothing special about him. The hoard of prophecies that are presented from the past scriptures are riddled with hundreds of contradictions. Firstly, exe - geses written by Jewish scholars do not support the interpretations presented by the Christians. Secondly, we also learn from these commentaries that the proph - ecies have been fulfilled. Some time ago, a person came to visit me. Ultimately, God blessed him with His grace and he became a Muslim, and died a Muslim. I wrote to various Jewish scholars on his behalf and asked various questions. The fact is that the Jews are the true inheritors who have always been receiving the teachings of the Prophets. It is they who possess the greatest right to provide a correct commentary on these matters. Even the Messiah himself has instructed that one should follow the Scribes and Pharisees, though he has said that one should not follow them in deed. The disagreement between the Christians and Jews is this. The former seek to prove the sonship and divinity of Christ from these prophecies, whereas the latter say that these prophecies have already been fulfilled. In view of justice, the latter are correct. These are a people who have always been taught by the Prophets and who strengthened their faith by the p. 476