Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 414
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 414 (At the residence of Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din) Arguments for the Death of Jesus, Peace be upon Him Khalifah Rajab-ud-Din asked the Promised Messiah as , ‘Some people ask about the proofs of the death of Jesus as , that what are the proofs of his death?’ In reply to this, the Promised Messiah as delivered the following address: The death of Jesus as is mentioned in the Holy Quran at many places. There are two kinds of verses which prove his death. Some verses are general and others are specific to Jesus as. The following verse clearly and openly mentions the death of all the Prophets, peace be upon them, and Jesus as is included among them: 1 َو اَم ٌدَّمَحُم اَّلِا ٌلْوُسَر١ۚ ْدَق ْتَلَخ ْنِم ِهِلْبَق ُلُسُّرلا َو اَم ٌدَّمَحُم اَّلِا ٌلْوُسَر١ۚ ْدَق ْتَلَخ ْنِم ِهِلْبَق ُلُسُّرلا The word ۡ خَلَت ۡ خَلَت [ khalat —passed away] in Quranic idiom has never been used for someone who is living. It has always been applied to those who have died. The Companions of the Holy Prophet s as have also derived the same meaning. Thus, at the demise of the Holy Prophet s as , Hazrat Umar ra drew his sword out of his love and devotion, and went out into the streets of Madinah vowing to kill anyone who would say that Muhammad s as had passed away. Upon hearing of this incident, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, came to the mosque and delivered a sermon from the pulpit in which he first recited this same verse: 1. And Muhammad is only a Messenger. Verily, all Messengers have passed away before him ( S u rah A l-e-‘Imr a n, 3:145). [Publisher]