Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 264
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 264 prevents the Messiah from going to the heavens alive, because when the disbelievers challenged the Holy Prophet s as for the miracle of ascending to heaven, Allah gave him this very reply: 1 ْلُق َناَحْبُس ْيِّبَر ْلَه ُتْنُك اَّلِا اًرَشَب اًلْوُسَّر ْلُق َناَحْبُس ْيِّبَر ْلَه ُتْنُك اَّلِا اًرَشَب اًلْوُسَّر Meaning that, my Lord is Holy beyond breaking the vow that He decreed in one place that man shall be born upon this earth and herein shall he verily die: 2 اَهْيِف َنْوَيْحَت َو اَهْيِف َنْوُتْوُمَت اَهْيِف َنْوَيْحَت َو اَهْيِف َنْوُتْوُمَت I am just a mortal Messenger; that is, that humanity is pres- ent within me that cannot ascend to heaven. In fact, this was the very aim of the disbelievers with this question, since they had previously heard that man lives and dies in this world. So, finding the opportunity to ask this question, they raised it, and it was answered in such a way that their design failed utterly. Thus, it is a settled issue that the Messiah has died. But, yes, it is a miraculous Sign that they were kept in ignorance and the watchful were made heedless. The Life of Islam is in the Death of Jesus Keep this in mind that those who passed away before the arrival of this age are excused. There is no argument against them. They will be recompensed and rewarded by Allah the Exalted for whatever they understood from their interpretation at that time, but now that time has passed. At this time, Allah the 1. S u rah Ban i Isr a ’ i l, 17:94 [Publisher] 2. S u rah al-A‘r a f, 7:26 [Publisher]