Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 227
19 March 1908 227 1 اَل ُحَّتَفُت ْمُهَل ُباَوْبَا ِءٓاَمَّسلا َو اَل َنْوُلُخْدَي َةَّنَجْلا ىّٰتَح َجِلَي ُلَمَجْلا ْيِف ِّمَس ِطاَيِخْلا اَل ُحَّتَفُت ْمُهَل ُباَوْبَا ِءٓاَمَّسلا َو اَل َنْوُلُخْدَي َةَّنَجْلا ىّٰتَح َجِلَي ُلَمَجْلا ْيِف ِّمَس ِطاَيِخْلا In other words, the objection of the Jews, in fact, was that since Jesus as was put on the cross, he is accursed and obviously an accursed person cannot be raised spiritually—we seek refuge with Allah [from such an accusation]. It was in response to this very point that the Holy Quran said 2 ْلَب ُهَعَفَّر ُهّٰللا ِهْيَلِا ْلَب ُهَعَفَّر ُهّٰللا ِهْيَلِا. Besides, I may ask if the objection of the Jews was just that Jesus as was not raised physically, then what is the answer to this objection given by the Holy Quran, which came to be the judge between these two peoples? Why is it that the Holy Quran did not provide any answer to the real objection of the Jews while laying so much stress on the spiritual ascension [of Jesus]? It said, ِ ْه ی َ رَفَعَہ ُ الل ُّٰ إِل [‘Allah exalted him to Himself ’]. Why did it not say, ِ رَفَعَہ ُ الل ُّٰ إِلَی السَّمَآٓء [‘Allah exalted him to heaven’]? The Arsh [Throne of Allah] is a creation that is hidden beyond hidden, that is as far from the earth as it is from the heavens; indeed, it is just as far from whichever direction it is approached. It is not the case that Allah’s Throne is close to heaven and far from the earth—we seek refuge with Allah [from such a belief ]. One who maintains such a belief is accursed. The Arsh is a transcendent station and it is for this reason that God is Omnipresent and Omniscient, as He says: 3 َوُه ْمُكَعَم َنْيَا اَم ْمُتْنُك َوُه ْمُكَعَم َنْيَا اَم ْمُتْنُك and 4 اَم ُنْوُكَي ْنِم ىٰوْجَّن ٍةَثٰلَث اَّلِا َوُه ْمُهُعِباَر اَم ُنْوُكَي ْنِم ىٰوْجَّن ٍةَثٰلَث اَّلِا َوُه ْمُهُعِباَر , and 5 َو ُنْحَن ُبَرْقَا ِهْيَلِا ْنِم ِلْبَح ِدْيِرَوْلا َو ُنْحَن ُبَرْقَا ِهْيَلِا ْنِم ِلْبَح ِدْيِرَوْلا. 1. The gates of heaven will not be opened for them, nor will they enter Heaven until a camel goes through the eye of a needle ( S u rah al-A‘r a f, 7:41). [Publisher] 2. On the contrary, Allah exalted him to Himself ( S u rah an-Nis a ’, 4:159). [Publisher] 3. He is with you wheresoever you may be ( S u rah al- H ad i d, 57:5). [Publisher] 4. There is no secret counsel of three, but He is their fourth ( S u rah al-Muj a dalah, 58:8). [Publisher] 5. We are nearer to him than even his jugular vein ( S u rah Q a f, 50:17). [Publisher]