Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship — Page 132
The Role of the Three Creative Principles in the Shaping of Religion 131 answer to this question one should keep in mind that, according to the Quran, the Sharia revealed to Prophet Muhammad sa was directly comparable to that revealed to Moses as. Both of the Prophets as were similar. Again, it is claimed that the Quranic law is the most perfect; so wherever there are differences between the two, this claim is also to be verified. Hence, among other reasons, the need for the preservation of all the important teachings of the Mosaic law for the sake of comparison. It is a very important landmark in the evolution of religion, which was designed and controlled under Divine command. The emphasis of the Mosaic law is obviously and strongly on justice. Forgiveness is mentioned indeed but only as a small alternative by way of exception. The general rule which runs through the law of Moses as is that of firm exercise of justice and revenge. As we can well see, the provision of forgiveness is covered by the word I h s a n. This indicates that although I h s a n was not altogether denied, it had not yet acquired the significance that it has in Jesus’s as teachings. Despite the fact that Jesus as categorically rejects the allegation that he had come to change the law (Matthew 5:17-18), he shifts the emphasis from the provision of revenge to the provision of forgiveness. It is a case of a shift of emphasis within the same Divine law from one injunction to another. But as religion evolved to its full maturity at the time of the last Law-bearing Prophet, Muhammad sa , we