The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page 154
154 The commentary of al-Qa si dah the beginning of 1926 in Damascus and he came to see me at my home, and wanted to discuss religious topics. I inquired as to what topic he wanted to discuss. He responded, the subject of the superiority of Muhammad sa or Jesus as. I asked him if he wanted to discuss it according to the Qur’ a n or the Gospels and his response was according to the Qur’ a n. I told him that according to the Holy Qur’ a n, the status of Christ to Muhammad sa is as a pupil to his teacher. He was very astonished at my comment so I invited him to mention a verse which gives him the impression that Jesus was superior. He said the Qur’ a n says the angel of God gave glad tidings to Mary: meaning, you would be given a pure boy. No other prophet has been mentioned in the Holy Qur’ a n as being pure, meaning sinless and without any blemish. He further stated that the fact that the word zak i [ pure ] is used only for Jesus and not for any other prophet implies that Jesus was the only one pure and innocent, and no other prophet shares this attribute with him. I answered him that if the same word were to be used in the Holy Qur’ a n about the Holy Prophet sa then it would have been proven that the Holy Prophet sa and Jesus as are of equal status. However, I have stated to you that the Holy Prophet sa is as a teacher and Jesus as his pupil. In the Holy Qur’ a n the word muzakk i is used from the same root as you have mentioned and supports my claim, All a h says in S u rah al-Jumu‘ah : . 33 33 al-Jumu‘ah, 62:3