The Holy War — Page 104
104 Unseen, and that he stays with you day and night, and he can give whatsoever you ask. So you should request Jesus Christ that upon your placing your hands upon these three afflicted ones, he should make them whole so some sign of faith may remain in you. Otherwise, this is not proper that while you enter into a debate with Ahl-e- H aqq [The People of the Truth] portraying yourselves as true Christians, but when the signs of true Christians are asked, you say that you lack the power to do so. By this statement, you deliver a confessionary judgement against yourselves that, at this time, your religion is not a living religion. But we are ready to show signs according to what God Almighty has determined are the signs of true believers, and if we are unable to show such signs, then we are ready for any kind of punishment you wish to give. You may cut our throats with any knife you wish. And that way of manifesting signs for which we have been appointed is that when a true and perfect Prophet is rejected, and a contest ensues, at that time, we will ask for some sign, most humbly, from God Almighty, who is our True and All-Powerful God. So He, by His own Will, and not as if He were our subject or under our authority, would show a sign in whatever manner He may choose. You must think over this carefully that even Jesus, the Messiah , despite all your excessive exaggeration, was unable to show any, ‘at will’ signs of Divine power. It is written in Mark 8:11,12, ‘And the Pharisees came forth and began to question with him’—in other words, as I am now being questioned—‘seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this gener- ation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. ’ Now look, the Jews asked to be shown a sign in this same man- ner, but the Messiah sighed and refused to show a sign. Now, look at another even stranger sort of an occasion that when the Messiah was put on the cross, at that time the Jews said: He saved others, but he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down now