Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 492
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 492 1 ْلُق َناَحْبُس ْيِّبَر ْلَه ُتْنُك اَّلِا اًرَشَب اًلْوُسَّر ْلُق َناَحْبُس ْيِّبَر ْلَه ُتْنُك اَّلِا اًرَشَب اًلْوُسَّر If man could ascend to heaven, then the disbelievers should have presented a parallel. It is regrettable that these people are determined to sup- port the Christian priests without reason. When they say that according to the Holy Quran, man cannot ascend to the heavens, but Jesus, peace be upon him, did; hence, he was God, they are left speechless. They do not understand this much that Prophet Jesus, peace be upon him, was a weak and humble man, and a Messenger of God. He was not an iota more than this. If he were God then the burden of proof lies with the Christians that they must present a sun, moon, or earth that he created. That helpless being could not even create a mosquito. It is written clearly in the Holy Quran that he was a servant. He was in need of eating, drinking, and other necessities and died like the other Prophets. Question No. 5— At such instances, Muslims present the Mi‘r a j [Ascension of the Prophet s as to the heavens]. The Promised Messiah as said: Mi‘r a j did not occur with a physical body, but it was a most sub- lime and extremely spiritual body. How many mistakes should be rectified? It is written clearly in [ S a hih al- ] Bukh a r i 2 َ ْقَظ ی اسْتَ َ ْقَظ ی َّ ثُم َّ اسْتَ ثُم Meaning that, then the Prophet s as woke up. Now, tell me how I can accept that it was this very physical body? It is my expe- rience that holy personages are endowed with a spiritual body. Remember, there is revelation, and then there are dreams 1. Say, ‘Holy is my Lord! I am not but a man sent as a Messenger’ ( S u rah Ban i Isr a ’ i l, 17:94). [Publisher] 2. S a hih al-Bukh a r i , Kit a but-Tau hi d, B a b Qaulihi: Wa Kallamall a hu M u s a Takl i m a , Hadith 7517. [Publisher]