Refutation of the Divinity of Christ — Page 5
Preamble 5 and far removed from every defect. Thus, one [i. e. man] is in a state of want and need, while the other [i. e. God] is Self-Sufficient and in need of nothing. And clearly it is on the basis of the differences in characteristics and obligations that one comes to understand the differences between the possessors of those characteristics and obligations. We come to believe a stone to be distinct from the plants on the basis of the essentials and characteristics of a stone; and consider the plants to be distinct from stones on the basis of their essentials and characteristics. The essentials and attributes of man being found in Christ, proved him to be a human being; and the essentials of being a Messenger—for example, being helped by Allah, being victorious, his enemies being unsuccessful—being found in him makes him a Messenger. The fact that the requisites of Divinity—for example, being Self-Sufficient and having no need, or being the Creator, etc. —are not found in Christ and so for this reason he cannot be God or the Son of God! From these statements it is manifestly clear that Christ is a human being and a creation. O ye who believe in the Messiah being God or the Son of God! From whence did you derive this ‘Divinity’ of Christ? If it is a concealed—hidden beyond hidden—mystery, then what greater weight can it carry beyond being a mere conjecture or whim? An overwhelming and convincingly irrefutable argument is imperative to transform him into God, for a conscientious man can never hold a strong and unshakeable belief of the principles of faith and salvation in the Hereafter, lest some illuminating argu- ment satisfy his heart. Moreover, should Divinity depend upon unseen and unspeakable means, then every individual can allege