Refutation of the Divinity of Christ — Page 11
Preamble 11 no cattle were left at all, but the meaning is that most Midianites were killed and most cattle had died. Therefore, I contend that if this answer is correct, then similarly where John 1:3 and Matthew 11:27 say that the Messiah, peace be upon him, knew everything, it too means the same thing, that he knew most things and not that the meaning encompassed everything. Similarly, it is written in John 10:8, ‘All that ever came before me are thieves and rob- bers. ’ Here also the word all does not connote all-encompassing because Moses, David, Abraham, and Job, peace be upon them all, were not thieves and robbers. There is another aspect that is well worth considering: some- thing can be from something in three possible ways: Firstly— For the creation to proceed from the Creator, as the Creator—employing His full capability and power—brought all manner of things into existence. Secondly— If something breaks into two or more pieces, we would say that these pieces came into being from that object. Thirdly— Through two items chemically combining to bring a third item into existence. Now, if we cast an eye on someone’s son to observe that by two coming together, a third is produced, then it becomes apparent that in the law of nature the son is born of the father in this way that two—meaning the male and the female—come together and the embryo comes into being. Now, after this preamble, it is requested to ponder over how the Noble Quran condemns calling the Messiah and other holy per- sonages the son of God: