Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 851
CHAPTER TWO 851 elders of the ummah that while interpreting the tidings of the unseen they never insisted on any single meaning. They believed in the prophe- cies in their entirety and left the details to the All-Knowing God. This is the safest way according to those who possess righteousness and wisdom. However, afterwards, there came a people who transgressed the limits of their knowledge and forgot what has been said: 1 لَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ Like fleas, they jumped around from one place to the other and insisted upon things they had not fully comprehended. What pity upon them and their audacity! They have caused such damage to the Religion that it can be called the sister of the damage caused to it by Christianity. Indeed, they are like the years of famine for the Religion. They raise 'Īsā with his physical body to the heavens and do not reflect upon the words of God Almighty: قُلْ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي 2 " Instead, they continue to increase in malice and spite. O brave young people! What is your stance vis-a-vis these verses? Why do you follow that which is dubious and abandon the Signs that are evident and cer- tain? Do you not know that the disbelievers had, according to the verse 1. Follow not that of which thou hast no knowledge (Sūrah Bani Isrā'il, 17:37). [Publisher] Say, Holy is ] قُلْ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي هَلْ كُنْتُ إِلَّا بَشَرًا رَسُولًا Here, I mean to refer to the verse *. 2 my Lord! I am not but a man sent as a Messenger (Surah Bani Isrā'il, 17:94)]. Doubtless, this verse categorically rejects the idea of any human being ascend- ing to heaven with his physical body. Only the most ignorant would deny this. In fact, the words refer to another verse of the Holy Quran, which is [Therein shall you live and therein shall you die (Surah al- A'raf, 7:26)], for physical ascension of any individual to heaven would result in the breaking up of this natural law and God Almighty does not violate His law. Hence, reflect upon it, O wise ones! (Author)