The Need for the Imam — Page 24
24 The Need for the Imam 24 regard to this incident; just as some of the evangelists were mistaken in thinking that the Messiahas had died on the cross. Such errors were ingrained in the very nature of the disciples, for the Gospels inform us that mentally they were not so perceptive. The Messiahas himself testifies that they were weak in intelligence, insight and ability. In any case, the fact is that no sa- tanic thought can come to stay in the hearts of the pure. If any fleeting thought does ever come close to their hearts, it is immediately dispelled and put away and their clean slate remains spotless and clean. In the Holy Quran, such a doubt, which resembles a drab and half-baked thought, is called Ta'if طائف In Arabic lexicon it is also known as Ta'if auf Tay- yif طيف and Taif طيف. A fleeting doubt of this kind has very little relationship with heart, in fact it has nothing at all to do with it. In fact such a doubt is like the faint shadow of a distant tree. And it is possible that the ac- cursed Satan might have wanted to instil such a doubt in Jesus'sas heart, and that Jesusas, by his prophetic power, managed to dispel it. The reason why I have 24 From among many Christian Gospels, one Gospel is still in their possession in which it is written that Jesusas did not die on the cross. This statement is correct, for Marhami 'Isa [Jesus' Ointment], which has been mentioned by hundreds of physi- cians, bears it out. [Author]