Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 453
26 SEPTEMBER 1905 Messiah should be from this Ummah and that he should be blessed and taught by the Holy Prophet, may peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him, and receive illumination from his grace and guidance. 453 The Essence of an Ummatī I have noticed that our adversaries cleverly say at this juncture that the coming Jesus will be an Ummati [belonging to the Ummah of the Holy Prophetsas]. This dilemma confronted them from [Sahih al-] Bukhārī and [Sahih] Muslim because it is written therein : إِمَامُكُمْ مِنْكُمْ ]Imamukum minkum-your Imam from among you] and ۚأَمَّكُمْ مِنْكُمْ ]Ammakum minkum-He will lead you from among you]. This is why they make Jesus an Ummatī, but they fail to realize that an Ummatī is the one who was astray without the guidance of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Whatever guidance and blessing he attained, he attained by following the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his teaching. However, they fail to admit that Jesus, peace be on him, was misguided earlier and is still misguided. Whatever time he comes, at that time he will receive all that status and glory by acting upon the guidance and teachings of the Holy Prophetsas. In such a case, the meaning of إِمَامُكُمْ مِنْكُم ]Imamukum minkum] is not correct. It is a pity that these people have stopped pondering over the Holy Quran and the sayings of the Holy Prophet, may 1. Şahih al-Bukhārī, Kitāb Aḥādīth al-Anbiyā', Bāb Nuzūl ‘Īsā ibn Maryam 'alay- hima as-Salām, Hadith 3449 [Publisher] 2. Şahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Imān, Bāb Nuzūl 'Īsā ibn Maryam Hakiman bi Shar'iati Nabiyyina Muhammadinsas, Hadith 155 [Publisher]