The Holy War — Page 16
16 Yes, of course, in this scenario, the total number of sons would increase significantly. In short, Allah, the Lord of Glory, has first of all, indeed presented an inductive argument for the refutation of Divinity [of the Messiah]. Then, after this, God Almighty presents another argument: 1 َو ٗهُّمُا ٌةَقْيِّدِص Meaning that the mother of the Messiah as was a truthful woman. It is, of course, obvious that if the Messiah as is assumed to be the literal son of Allah, the Lord of Glory, then it necessarily follows that for his birth he should not—like other people—depend upon such a mother (5) who, as is agreed by both parties, was a human being, since it is patently obvious and widely known that the law of nature of Allah, the Lord of Glory, is so constituted that the offspring of every living being is of the same species (6) as itself. For example, look at all the different types of animals, like humans and horses and donkeys, and every type of bird. They all come into being, each according to its kind. It does not happen that a human is born from a bird or a bird comes from the womb of a human. Then, this is presented as a third argument: 2 اَناَك ِنٰلُكْاَي َماَعَّطلا Meaning that both of them, the Messiah as and his ever-truthful mother, used to eat food. Now, you can all understand why a human being eats food and why he is in need of eating food. The real secret in this is that there is a process of dissolution (7) constantly transpiring within the body of a human being, so much so, that, as proven by ancient and modern research, in a matter of a few years, upon dissolution, the earlier body disappears and another body comes into being to take its place. And every type of food that is eaten also affects the soul, because this is also an established truth that sometimes the soul affects the body and sometimes the body puts its impress upon the soul. For example, if the soul of a person suddenly experiences some joy, then the signs of this happiness—that is to say, cheerfulness and vivacity—make their 1. S u rah al-M a ’idah, 5:76 [Publisher] 2. S u rah al-M a ’idah, 5:76 [Publisher]