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touches him when he is born. A child therefore cries loudly at the time of birth because of the touch of Satan, except Mary and her son. 183. Apparently, this statement is stated by Hadeeth literature to have been made by Hadhrat Muhammadsa in his explanation of the Quranic verse 3. 36 and scholars of Islam have maintained that it refers, not to the historical Hadhrat Maryas or her son. Hadhrat Jesusas but to believers who possess their qualities. . Hence, Hadhrat Imam Mahmud ibn Umar al Zamakshari™ stated that: 'its meaning is that the devil attempts to mislead every child except Mary and her son because they were both pure. The same applies to every one who has their qualities. '84. Now, if Abdul Hafeez considers this Divine act of a righteous servant of God being given the name Mary and identified with the first category of believers a sign of imbecility, then one would assume that the author of Two in One would not like to be given her name or identified with her in any way whatsoever. In that event, may one suggest that he, at least, not take exception to being identified with the wife of Pharaoh and be given her name - that being the only other category of believers known to the Holy Quran. Failing this, one would be correct in assuming that he considers himself outside the realm of either of these two identifications of believers which God has set forth as examples in the Holy Quran. This would consequently lead one to the conclusion that Abdul Hafeez must fall within the realm of either of the other two categories of human beings mentioned in the Holy Quran which are: 'the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot. They were [respectively] under two of our righteous servants, but they were false to 83. Sahih Bukhari, 55. 39 84. Zamakshari, [Hadhrat] Imam Mahmud ibn Umar. Kashshaf, vol. 1, p. 302 84