The Honour of Prophets — Page 63
63 the other hand, when the arrest warrant for Jesus Christ was issued on account of the false allegations of the Jews, a few guards had arrested him within three hours before he was put into custody. One can wonder now whether any divine glory accompanied such a person who could not escape arrest despite his night long supplications. By contrast, we observe that conspirators assembled in large numbers around the house of the Noble Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and besieged his home with the intent to attack and kill him, but failed in spite of their utmost efforts. Further, accompanied by divine benevolence, the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was saved without supplicating all night like Jesus Christ, and emerged from this siege unharmed and unnoticed. However, the heart rending cry of the Messiah: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” which is mocked and ridiculed by the Jews even today, was rejected, and according to the Christians themselves, the only consequence that followed was Jesus being crucified. Such were the dealings of God Almighty with the Messiah, and his disciples too fared no better. He had promised to them his own return in their very lives. Now observe how clearly this prophecy proved false. It has