Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 243
243 Malfuzat – Volume IV 1 ٖ ٗه ِ ُل ِْثْ َم ْ ُن ِ َم ٍٍَة ُر ُْوْ ْس ِ ْب ُْوْا َّت ْ ا َفَ َا َّن ِ ْد َْبْ ِع َٰلٰى ِع َا ْن ََّْزَْل َّن َا َم ِ َم ٍٍْب ُي َ ُر ْ ي ِـ َف ْ ُم ُُكُْنُْت ْ َن ِ ا Meaning, you who boast and take pride in your mastery of the language, if you have any strength and power, then present something that is comparable to the miracle of this Word. However, although they knew that if they were unable to produce something they would be guilty as charged and disgraced (especially when a forceful affirmation had been made that they would never, ever be able to do so), despite all this, they could not present anything. If they had produced and presented something, the true historical account would have testified to this. However, no one can prove that anyone was able to produce the like of it. So at that time, God Almighty manifested a miracle of the same nature. The Miracle of Healing Similarly, the practice of healing the sick was prevalent among the Jews, and also among the Hindus, Muslims and Christians. In fact, this is a science that has developed greatly among the British. This is not proof of prophethood, nor does this have anything to do with prophethood. This depends wholly on practice. Any individual that practices, whether Hindu, Muslim, Christian or atheist— anyone who trains in a certain field can become an expert. Therefore, the healing of diseases has no relevance to prophethood; this is an ordinary thing. So in the time of the Messiah, since this was a widespread practice, Allah the Exalted gave the Messiah a miracle of the same nature. It is an inherent nature in all people to concentrate. When a person concentrates, an effect is projected from the heart. As such, the Messiah once said: ‘Who has touched me, for I perceive that power has gone out of me. ’ Healers say the same thing. In short, when we look at the miracles of the Messiah in this light, they appear all the more frail and weak. There is also another major objection relating to the miracles of the Messiah. It is written in the Gospel that there was a pool and people would wait for its water to move. 2 They believed that an angel would stir the water. The first one to enter the water would be cured. It is also recorded that the Messiah would often visit that pool. So, it would not be surprising if the Messiah prepared some medicine to heal the sick from the earth of that pool. This account of the pool that is recorded in the Gospel casts further doubt on the miracles of the Messiah and has taken away all their lustre. This is why Christians like Imad-ud-Din have had to accept 1 al-Baqarah , 2:24 2 Al-Hakam , vol. 6, no. 15, dated 24 April 1902, pp. 5-7 p. 508 p. 509