The Light of the Holy Qur'an — Page 36
T HE L IGHT OF T HE HOLY Q U R’AN—NUM BE R ON E T HE L IGHT OF T HE HOLY Q U R’AN—NUM BE R ON E 36 one moment as a wise person who follows the straight path? But praise be to Allah that the teachings of the Holy Qur’an have revealed to us that all these are calumnies against Ibn Maryam [the Son of Mary]. There is no trace at all of the Trinity in the Gospel. The common expression ‘Son of God’ which had been applied to thousands of people from Adam as downwards in the scriptures was applied to Jesus as well. Later, it was exaggerated and seized upon for the deification of Jesus. Even though he never claimed Divinity nor did he express a desire for suicide. If he had done so, his name would have been erased from the list of the righteous, in accordance with the words of God. It is also difficult to believe that these shameful lies had their root in the erroneous thinking of the Disciples. Thus about them, even if what the Gospel says is true that they were men of average intelligence and could easily fall into error, we cannot reconcile ourselves to the notion that having kept company with a Prophet they were capable of propagating such nonsense. The truth appears to be—and this can be gathered from a study of the writings that are complementary to the Gospels—that all this was a device of Saint Paul who employed deep cunning like political schemers. Ibn Maryam [The Son of Mary] who is mentioned in the Holy Qur’an was bound by the eternal guidance that had been prescribed for mankind from the beginning. Therefore, whatever doubts or suspicions the Gospels may raise concerning his prophethood, the testimony of the Holy Qur’an is enough to establish it. وَالسَّلَم ُ عَلٰی مَن ِ اتَّبَع َ الْھُدٰی [And peace be upon him who follows the true guidance!] Written by the humble one, Ghulam Ahmad