Life of Ahmad — Page 237
as CLAIMS TO BE THE MESSIAH as 237 'Praise be to Allah Who hath sent down the book. . . that it may warn those who say "God hath begotten a son. " No knowledge have they thereof, nor had their fathers. Grievous is the word that comes out of their mouths. They speak naught but a lie' (18:2, 5-6). It is clear that the reference here is to present-day Christians who hold that Jesus as is the only begotten son of God. Again the Holy Prophet sa said: 'Between the creation of Adam as and the last day there is no danger greater than that of the Dajj a l ' ( Muslim ). The greatest danger described in the Holy Quran is: 'Almost might the heavens be rent thereat, and the earth cleave asunder, and the mountains fall down in fragments, because they ascribe a son to the Gracious One'. (19:91, 92) Here again the reference is to the people who uphold the Cross. Arabic lexicons also support the conclusion that the Dajj a l is the name of a people. The word means 'a great company of men travelling together, covering the ground by their multitude or a company of men journeying together carrying goods for traffic' ( Lane ). It says further that the Dajj a l is 'so called from , because of his lying or because he will traverse most of the regions of the earth—or because he will cover the earth with the multitude of his forces. ' The Holy Prophet sa said that the Dajj a l 'Will go all over the world except Mecca and Medina' ( Bukh a r i ).