Fountain of Christianity — Page 61
61 to be a kafir because they believe the door of Divine con- will be like the Jews, God will send to them someone who would be the like of Jesus as , and he will be an ummat i [follower of the Holy Prophet sa ] as well as a Prophet. Jesus as , son of Mary, cannot claim both these titles, for an ummat i is he who attains spiritual exaltation by submitting to the Prophet whom he follows, but Jesus as will already be in possession of this excellence. (2) Their other sin is that they believe Jesus as to be alive. This is in contrast to the categorical statement of the Holy Quran, which says: ** They interpret this verse to mean, 'When You raised me to heaven in my physical body…' It is a strange interpretation that only applies to Jesus as ! The Holy Quran clearly states that this question will be put to Jesus as on the Day of Judgement, therefore, according to their interpretation of the word it has to be believed that Jesus as will not have died prior to his appearance before God on the Day of Judgement. And if the verse is taken to mean, 'How could I have ever known about the condition of my people after You had caused me to die?', this interpretation would also be wrong in the context of their belief, for God would reply: "Why are you lying to Me that you do not know about the condition of your people, while you have been to the world a second time and have stayed there for forty years, and have waged wars against the Christians and have broken the cross?" Another thing that follows from their interpretation is that the Christians have not gone astray and are still on the right path because Jesus as is still alive in heaven! They should really die of shame! In conclusion, remember that the 'Seal of Prophethood' does not break if a follower of the Holy Prophet sa is honoured with revelation, inspiration and Prophethood, and is even given the title of 'Prophet' through obedience to him, for such a person is only a follower and is nothing in himself. All his excellence is, in fact, the excellence of the Prophet whom he follows. And he is not called a Prophet, but a Prophet and a follower. But the coming back of a Prophet, who is not a follower, will surely go against Khatm-e- Nubuwwat. [Author] * [Guide us on] the path of those on whom You have bestowed Your favours. —Al-F a ti h ah, 1:6 [Publishers] ** But since Thou didst cause me to die, Thou hast been the Watcher over them—Al-M a ’idah, 5:118 [Publishers]