The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 25
Miracles, Signs and Prophecies 25 thority, in fact we shudder at the very thought of it. . We know not what sign He will show. He is God and there is no god besides Him. What I can solemnly promise is that Allāh the Glorious has disclosed to me that I will surely emerge victorious in every contest. . But I do not know what sign He will show and in what manner. The true purpose, after all, is that the sign should be such as lies beyond human power. . Should we first deify a human being and then compel him to grant us miracles? This is not what we believe, for the signs that are promised to us by God are quite general and open-ended in nature. If I turn out to be a liar in this, I am ready to accept whatever punishment you propose, even if it be death. But if you transgress the bounds of moderation and justice, and demand from me signs that 'Lord' Jesus himself could not show, I consider such a claim to be blasphemous. And. Jesus himself used to hurl abuse at those who made such demands. [Jang-e-Muqaddas, Rūḥānī Khaza'in, vol. 6, pp. 149-157]. Those who demanded spontaneous signs were told by the Holy Quran: 7 قُلْ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي هَلْ كُنْتُ إِلَّا بَشَرًا رَّسُوْلًا ". That is to say, Divine Glory is free from the criticism that any of His Messengers, or Prophets, or recipients of revelation should exhibit with their own power the supernormal phenomena that are in fact peculiar to. Divinity. He says, [O Prophet] tell them that I am 7 Bani Isrā'il, 17:94 [Publisher]