The Light of the Holy Qur'an — Page 93
T H e J O u r NA l—F AT e H M A S IH T H e J O u r NA l—F AT e H M A S IH 93 the fool who comes forth from the womb of a mortal yet claims to be ‘God’ is far worse than every adulterer. Had you been the well-wishers of the Messiah , you would have shown some respect while speaking to us about His Exalted Holiness the Prophet. It is mentioned in an authentic hadith 1 that [the Holy Prophet s as said,] ‘Do not abuse your father!’ The people asked, ‘Does anyone abuse their father?’ He replied, ‘Yes. When you abuse someone else’s father, he would certainly abuse your father too. And that abuse won’t be from him but from you. ’ Similarly, you people wish your feeble and false ‘God’ to be taken to task. Let this letter serve as a notice from me that if you ever use such foul words again and if you ever slander the Holy Prophet, peace and blessing of Allah be upon him, then I too shall hunt down your fictitious and fake god in such a way that all of his godhead will be cast into the filth of ignominy. O unworthy one! Do you dare to falsely accuse the Chief of Prophets, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, of adultery and call him a debaucher and a sinful transgressor in your letter, tormenting my heart thereby! We do not and will not turn to any [worldly] court, but do counsel you for the future to renounce such blasphemous deeds and to fear God to whom all must return. And do not abuse the Messiah either, because what- ever evil you utter against the Holy Prophet s as will certainly be said about your fictitious Christ as well. I, however, regard and believe the true Messiah to be holy, venerable, and pure, who 1. S a hih al-Bukh a r i , Kit a bul-Adab, B a b l a yasubbur- r ajulu W a lidaihi, Hadith 5973 [Publisher]