Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 72
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 72 Importance of the Belief in the Death of Jesus, Peace be on Him The Quran is with us on the death of Jesus. The hadith of Mi‘r a j [Spiritual Ascension] is with us. 1 The consensus of the Companions ra is with us. Why do you attribute to Jesus that uniqueness not given to others? I love the words of a revered elder very much. He has written that if he were convinced that some- one [from the past] is still alive in the world, then he would be convinced that it was the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. What benefit is there for us in someone else being alive? Act with piety; stubbornness is not good. Look! Christian priests are going around in the alleys, streets, and markets saying that our Christ is alive and your Messenger is dead. To this, what answer can you give them? This age is the age of the progress of Islam. The moon and the sun have been eclipsed in the manner foretold. Allah the Exalted has chosen that perspective to bring about Islam’s pro- gress before which no one can say anything. Reflect, what has been the result of believing Christ to be alive for nineteen hun- dred years? Only that there are now 400,000,000 Christians. Now, try the other perspective for a few years and see what results from it. Ask any Christian if the death of Jesus Christ is accepted, can a single Christian be left in the world? Why do you harbour this anger and wrath for me? Is it because I want Islam to be victorious? Remember that your opposition cannot harm me in the least. I was alone, but according to God’s prom- ise, many hundreds of thousands of people joined me, and pro- gress is being made daily. This same question was presented to the Muslims by Bishop 1. S a hih al-B u k hari , Kit a b A ha d i th al-Anbiy a ’, b a bu Dhikri Ra h mati Rabbik, Hadith 3430 [Publisher]