The Holy War — Page 103
Proceedings—Debate 26 May 1893 103 It should, however, be clear to you that this accusation cannot be levelled against us because Allah, the Lord of Glory, has not stated this, in the Noble Quran to be one of our signs that specifically this indeed is your mark of distinction that when you place your hands on afflicted people, they will be cured. He has, however, told us that I will accept your prayers in accord with My will and pleasure and that, at the very least, if a prayer is not worthy of acceptance and is against the Divine pur- pose, then you will be informed of it. It has nowhere been said that you will be given complete authority so that you go and do as you will with all power and might. But it seems as though the Messiah gave an order and bestowed upon his followers the power and authority to cure the sick and afflicted, etc. , as is written in Matthew 10:1, ‘And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spir- its, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. ’ Now, this has become your responsibility, and it will certainly be a sign of your level of faith , that you show us these afflicted people cured, or at least admit that you do not have even a grain of mustard seed worth of faith in yourselves. And remember that each person will be held to account according to his Book. In our Noble Quran , it is nowhere written that you will be given the power to do as you wish. Instead, it states clearly: 1 ْلُق اَمَّنِا ُتٰيٰاْلا َدْنِع ِهّٰللا Meaning that say to them that ‘Surely Signs are with Allah the Exalted, ’ whichever Sign He chooses, He manifests that very Sign; His servant has no power over Him that by force he should get a particular sign from Him. This type of force and power is indeed found in your Books and according to you, the Messiah used to show miracles of Godly power and he had bestowed such ability upon his disciples as well. And you also believe that the Messiah is still alive, that he is the Living, the Self-Subsisting, the All-Powerful, and the Knower of the 1. S u rah al-An‘ a m, 6:110 [Publisher]