Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 349
POSTSCRIPT-SIGN NUMBER 119 349 [the son of Mary] has descended on my heart too, but in greater glory; he was a human being and I am a human too. Just as sunshine falls upon a wall, but the wall cannot claim to be the sun; similarly, the two of us cannot draw any conclusion about the personal merit of our own selves, because that Real Sun can say, 'What merit do you have apart from Me? Try to go away and see. ' Similarly, Īsā [Jesus] said on one occasion that he was the son of God and on another as alleged by the Christians—he walked behind Satan. Had he possessed any intrinsic light, he would not have suffered this trial. Can Satan ever tempt God? Since ‘Īsā was human, he experienced trials peculiar to human beings. His supplications, too, lacked authority. Just like a human being, he merely made humble and respectful submissions to the Divine Majesty. This is why he wept so profusely during his supplication in the garden [of Gethsemane] that his clothes were soaked with tears; yet despite this, according to Christians, that prayer was still not accepted. But I say that it was, indeed, accepted and God saved him from the cross. He merely entered the tomb like Yūnus [Jonah], and, like Yūnus, he entered alive and came out alive. His weeping and the melting of his soul was like death itself. Such supplications, like the one offered by Ibn-e-Maryam [the son of Mary] in the garden, are accepted. " ☆ اس درگاہ بلند میں آساں نہیں دُعا جو منگے سو مر رہے مرے سو منگن جا It is not easy to supplicate in that exalted threshold. Supplication is veritable death; so first annihilate yourself, then go for supplication. 1. It seems to me that Prophet ‘Īsā must have seen some dream about his cru- cifixion, and dreaded that in the event of his crucifixion, the mischievous Jews would impute to him the stigma of being accursed. This is why he prayed ve- hemently and that prayer was accepted. God changed that destiny such that, apparently, he was put on the cross, and was even interned in the tomb, but, like Yūnus, he entered alive and came out alive. Prophets are ever so brave; he was never afraid of the wretched Jews. (Author)