Claims of the Promised Messiah (as) — Page 17
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 17 ] regarding fictitious illnesses of the Prophets in whom they do believe. For example, in al-Itq a n , vol. 2, p. 138, it is writ- ten about Hadrat Idr i s as that: One of his eyes was bigger than the other. About Hadrat Sho‘aib as , it is said that: He became blind in the later years of his life. ( al- Itq a n , vol. 2, p. 139) These accusations are minor when compared to what they say about Hadrat Ay u b as. This is [what they believe] despite Allah saying that He breathes His own spirit into Prophets and thereby they gain a new life. About Hadrat Ay u b as , it is written: Satan blew into his nose, and his body erupted with big carbuncles, which produced violent itching that he continued to scratch with fingernails, hard objects, and stones without relief. His body became infected and foul smelling, and he was ousted from the village on a cart with a covering, and everyone boycotted him with the exception of his wife, Re h mat Bint Ifr a’i m. ( al-Jal a la i n-lil-allamah Ahmad al- S ad i , al- Malik i , vol. 3, p. 73, footnote) It is not surprising that people who have such opinions about the earlier Prophets of God hurl such allegations at the Promised Messiah as.