A Sign of Allah - Chaudhry Muhammad Zafrulla Khan — Page 7
A Sign of Allah 7 Here, the Holy Quran is mentioning that the kalim a t of Allah can never be exhausted. [And because] this chap - ter of the Holy Quran as a whole and its introductory and concluding verses, in particular, are related to the refuta - tion of Christianity, [these verses serve as a refutation to the Christian claim of the divinity of Jesus as ]. [ Just like the Bible 1 ,] the Holy Quran also gives Jesus as the title of kali - mah and admits that Jesus as was indeed a kalam. But in what aspects Jesus as was a kalam is not elaborated upon. Christians take kalam to mean that Jesus as was a unique entity, an equal partner to God, and that he alone was a kalam and there is none other granted this distinction. However, at another place in the Holy Quran, by stating: 2 ٍةَمِلَكِب ُهْنِّم It is made clear that God has many kalim a t and of these kalim a t , the Messiah as was simply one of them. [And this verse further elaborates that] God’s kalim a t are never-ending and by applying the word kalim a t in various ways, the Holy Quran has shown that the meaning of the word kalimah is extremely broad. Every kalam or revelation that is revealed onto a prophet is also considered kalim a t. Every righteous person who forms a bond with Allah the Almighty and then remains steadfast 1. John 1:14–18 [Publisher] 2. Of a word from Him ( S u rah A l ‘Imr a n, 3:46) [Publisher].