The Advent of the Promised Messiah — Page 51
51 cannot be comprehended by the people of this world, except for those who have undergone such an experience. The Jews also demanded the miracle of ascending bodily to heaven in a state of wakefulness from the Holy Prophet sa. The Holy Quran responds to this as follows: 1 %&'()*+, Say [O Muhammad sa ], Holy is my Lord. I am not but a man sent as a Messenger; mortals never fly to heaven. This is the practice of Allah, which has existed since time immemorial. Another error which exists among a vast majority of Muslims is that they give precedence to the Hadith over the Holy Quran while it is wrong to do so. The Holy Quran possesses a rank of certainty while the Hadith possess an element of conjecture. The Hadith are not a judge over the Holy Quran, rather, it is the Holy Quran that stands as an authority over the Hadith. Neverthe- less, the Hadith are an exposition of the Holy Quran and ought to be given their due rank. It is incumbent to 1 Bani Isra’il, 17:94 [Publisher]