Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 38
38 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI-THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION with the Divine should remain open until the Day of Judgment, and cognition of the Divine, which is the basis of salvation, should not become extinct. There is nothing in any authentic hadith to indicate the possibility of the coming of a Prophet who is not an ummati of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, meaning that, one who does not partake of the blessings of following him. This very point exposes the error of those who bring back Ḥaḍrat ‘Īsā to this world for no reason and fail to pay heed to the true interpretation of the second coming of the Prophet Ilyās [Elijah], as was clarified by the statement of Hadrat Īsā himself. ¹ Moreover, those very aḥādīth [sayings of the Holy Propheta] that indicate the coming of the Promised Messiah indicate that he will be a Prophet and an ummati. But how can Ibn- e-Maryam [the son of Mary] be an ummati? Who can prove that he achieved the rank of prophethood not directly but by following the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him? ☆ هَذَا هُوَ الْحَقُّ وَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَقُلْ تَعَالَوْا نَدْعُ أَبْنَاءَنَا وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَنِسَاءَنَا وَنِسَاءَكُمْ وَأَنْفُسَنَا وَأَنْفُسَكُمْ ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ فَنَجْعَل لَّعْنَةَ اللهِ عَلَى الْكَاذِبِينَ. 2 1. The doctrine of the second coming of Ḥaḍrat ‘Īsā was forged by the Christians solely for their own benefit, because no sign of his divinity was evident during the first advent [of ‘Īsā]. He was continually beaten on every occasion. He constantly showed his helplessness. Therefore, in order to conceal the events of his first coming, this doctrine was put forward that he would display the grandeur of divinity during his second advent and would make up for earlier weaknesses. But now the time is approaching when the Christians themselves are beginning to disown such doctrines. I am certain that as their reason progresses they will abandon this belief rather easily. Just as a fully developed foetus cannot remain in the womb, they will soon emerge from their amniotic veil and ignorance. (Author) 2. This is the truth, and if they turn away, say to them, 'Come, let us call our sons and your sons, and our women and your women, and our people and your people; then let us pray fervently and invoke the curse of Allah on those who lie. ' [Publisher]