Fountain of Christianity — Page 27
27 18 you would not have uttered such things. Do you consider it heresy to acquire the perfections of just one Prophet, while God promises that, through perfect submission to the Holy Prophet sa , you can acquire the perfections of all the Prophets? Do pay attention, for it is possible to recognize a true re- ligion which is from God, and the true religion is the one that leads to Him. While other religions lay stress on hu- man efforts to find God—as if they were doing Him a favour by doing so—in Islam God manifests His own ex- istence by pronouncing [I do exist!] in every age, and He has manifested Himself to me in this age. Peace and blessings be on that Prophet a thousand times, for through him we have recognized the True God. I am sorry to say that you only expose your ignorance when you express doubts about the statement that Mary as was the sister of Aaron. Scholars have written a lot to counter this objection. Why should it surprise you if, by way of metaphor or for some other reason, God has de- clared Mary as to be the sister of Aaron? The Holy Quran has repeatedly mentioned Aaron as as a Prophet who lived in the time of Moses as , and has mentioned Mary as as the mother of Jesus as , who was born some fourteen hundred years later. Do you wish to say that God was unaware of these facts, and that He has made a mistake by declaring 18 Al-F a ti h ah, 1:6-7 [Publishers]