A Misconception Removed — Page 15
15 Bur u z and should rather say that he [the Promised One] would be his grandson. What has this to do with Bur u z ? If such a relationship was indeed necessary for Bur u z , then why was the less perfect relationship of grandson preferred to that of a son? The fact is that while in His Holy Book Allah has negated the father- hood of the Holy Prophet sa , He has given the glad- tidings of a Bur u z. If this concept of Bur u z was not true, then why were the Companions of the Promised One designated as Companions ra of the Holy Prophet sa in the follow- ing verse: 29 One has to deny this verse before he denies the con- cept of Bur u z. People who think in physical terms, sometimes link the Promised One to the progeny of Hasan ra , sometimes to Husain ra , and sometimes to ‘Abb a s ra. But what the Holy Prophet sa really meant was that the Promised One would be his heir, just like a son, i. e. , he would inherit his name, his character, his knowledge, his spirituality, and would reflect his very image. He will acquire nothing on his own but will ac- quire everything from the Holy Prophet sa , and will so lose himself in him sa as to reflect his sa very image. Just 29 And among other from among them. —Al-Jumu‘ah, 62:4 [Publishers]