Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 150
150. He did not first apprise the people of his mission to reform them; posssibly he told a few persons but the masses in general had no inkling of it. He fled from there wishing to escape to some other country; but after the incident of the fish, Allah the. Mighty forced him back to his own country where He commanded him to preach. He accordingly undertook preaching and the people believed in him. After fully grasping the import of this miracle, no one can deny the implication that this incident applies to the Messiah only when (1) he enters the sepulchre alive (2) remains therein alive (3) comes out of it alive and (4) gets a lease of successful preaching term after his escape from the tomb. . BASIC POINTS. These are the four features deducible from the incident of. Prophet Jonah. If the Christian version of Christ's death on the Cross is correct, then these four points are falsified altogether, namely (1) If the Messiah gave up ghost on the. Cross and did not enter the grave alive and (2) if the Messiah remained in the tomb dead three days and nights but that he remained in hell, he can have no resemblance with the. Prophet Jonah, for, the Prophet Jonah remained three days and nights alive in the fish's belly and he was at peace with God the. Almighty as he kept praying to Him. On the contrary, firstly the Messiah entered the tomb dead and then he remained in hell. In other words he was alienated from God the. Almighty. (3) Again, if the Messiah rose from the grave alive, a second time, he is, even in this respect, far short of being the like of the Prophet Jonah. For, the Prophet Jonah did not rise a second time from the fish's belly; he was alive first, he remained alive also in the fish's belly and alive did he come out of it. (4) If after his rising from the grave, the mission of Jesus