Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 417
3 May 1908 417 with God, the Messenger of God, the Quran, and the teachings of the Quran. It is such that its acceptance razes the entire edi- fice of Islam. The second choice is in accordance with the will of God. It is factual and a true principle of Quranic teaching. And it is in this alone that the victory, success, truth, and mani- festation of the superiority of Islam lies. Now it is up to them to choose which of these two paths they should follow. I believe, based upon knowledge that—according to the Arabic lexicon or the Word of God, or His Messenger—the word ْ ِّی تَوَف ْ ِّی تَوَف [ tawaffi —caused me to die] does not mean, ‘being raised together with the physical body’. A uniform standard should be applied universally across the Holy Quran. The Holy Quran has been sent down by the All-Knowing and All-Aware God with perfect knowledge and wisdom. There is no contra- diction in it. Some verses explain others. If some need interpre- tation, others are categorical. When this same word [ tawaffi ] has also been used elsewhere with respect to other Prophets, it is never interpreted to mean anything other than death. So it is not known why Jesus as is given such a distinction. Haven’t they seen—even now—the [evil] consequences of bestowing this distinction upon Jesus as ? Look, these are the words that are clearly used about the Holy Prophet s as : 1 اَّمِا َكَّنَيِرُن َضْعَب ْيِذَّلا ْمُهُدِعَن ْوَا َكَّنَيَّفَوَتَن۠ اَّمِا َكَّنَيِرُن َضْعَب ْيِذَّلا ْمُهُدِعَن ْوَا َكَّنَيَّفَوَتَن۠ Then, the same word ْ ِّی تَوَف ْ ِّی تَوَف has been used for Prophet Joseph as in the Holy Quran and it means nothing but death. Look: 1. If We make you witness a part of what We promised them or cause you to die before that ( S u rah Y u nus, 10:47). [Publisher]