Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 215
215 In contrast, however, the condition of the son of God, rather, God himself (God forbid) is such that he himself prayed all night long, weeping, nay, wailing and screaming, while asking others to pray for him as well. He continued to say: ‘O God! Nothing is impossible for you. If possible, do take away this cup,’ but his prayer was simply not accepted. If anyone were to suggest that Jesus as came for atonement and this is why his prayer was not accepted, I would say that when he knew that his purpose was to atone for the sins of man, then why such cowardice? If an official was sent on a duty to deal with an outbreak of plague, and he said that he was being sent in harm’s way, and requested to be sent somewhere else, would not such a person be deemed foolish? Now when the Messiah knew that he had been sent only to atone for the sins of man, then what was the need for such lengthy supplications? Was the matter still under deliberation as to whether he would be required for atonement or was this matter already settled? Therefore, whether it is one blem- ish or two, or even countless blemishes, can such a one be God? Let alone God, such a person cannot even be considered a great individual. Judaism The poor Jews themselves are a manifestation of the following: 1 ُ ضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذِّلَّة And they were smitten with abasement. Their state of affairs could be described as in the following saying: احشل رپمس � ی �ب�ب� وصرت Just look at his face, do not ask of his state. They knew nothing but materialism. An Israelite here by the name of Muhammad Salman has converted to Islam, just ask him. The Jews have no other purpose but to eat and drink. It was God’s decree that when the time came for ُ ضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذِّلَّة , i. e. for the Jews to suffer disgrace, it so happened that such actions took root in them which drew in and ultimately resulted in this disgrace. If they had repented, why would they become an illustration of this verse? This prophecy demonstrates that the consequences of their evil actions will forever remain as a collar around 1 al-Baqarah , 2:62