Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 414
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 414 the title S iddiqah [the Truthful], and in regard to the Messiah, He affirmed that he is pure from the touch of Satan. Progeny is of two types; one which is born from the touch of Satan and is called an illegitimate birth. The other is the one which is born from the touch of the Holy Spirit and that is called a legitimate birth. The Jews insisted in their accusa- tion that the Messiah was of an illegitimate birth. And it was written in their scripture that the product of illegitimate birth cannot enter the Kingdom of God Almighty even for seven generations. Since the rebuttal of this suspicion and slander of theirs was necessary, this statement was made about him. It does not necessarily follow from this that—God forbid, God forbid!!— the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was not free from the touch of Satan. Such a belief is clear blasphemy. Did anyone make such an accusation against the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and Hadrat A minah? Never. The Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was always recognized by his opponents as Am i n [the Trustworthy] and Sa diq [the Truthful]. As opposed to this, there were, of course, already the absurd accusations of the Jews against the Messiah and his mother, but even the Christians themselves have conceded in the encyclopedia that—God forbid—he [ Jesus] was of illegiti- mate birth. Thereupon, in such a situation, how great a require- ment it was to have this [allegation] removed. Now, our adversaries blindly describe this distinction for him and proclaim it from the pulpits, although it was a stain on the Messiah that has been washed away by the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be on him. There was no need whatsoever to mention it with regard to the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, because, for example, if a person has an ink stain on his face and it is cleaned, how