Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 113
113 The Miraculous Nature of the Commentary Ijaz-ul-Masih There was discussion on the commentary Ijaz-ul-Masih and how no one from among the opponents has been given the power by God to write anything in con- testation. At this, His Holiness as said: “There are two views on the Holy Quran being a miracle. The first idea is that God Almighty deprived the opponents of their ability to come forth in contestation; in other words, these people were una- ble to find an opportunity, which would make it possible for them, at the time, to take up this challenge. The second view, which is the most correct, true and most firm—and this is my view as well—is that the opponents were inherently inca- pable of taking up this challenge in question. The fact of the matter is that they had lost all sense of knowledge and reason. The miracle of the Holy Quran can be understood very well in light of the circumstances that surround the commentary of the Holy Quran which I have written. Thousands of opponents renowned as learned scholars are currently present. Many sentences have been published in my various announcements to arouse their honour, but no one has been able to come forth in contestation to show the like of the sign that I have manifested. ” 1 24 February 1901 The Greatness of Sahih Bukhari and Muslim In relation to Sahih Bukhari , the Promised Messiah as said: “Of all the world’s books, Sahih Bukhari is the one which follows and accords with the Holy Quran most; it is the most superior and authentic of all books. Its sister, as it were, is the collection known as Muslim. ” A Partial Superiority of the Promised Messiah The Holy Quran states: 2 ی ٍ خَلْقَهٗ ثُمَّ هَدٰ ء ْ كُلَّ شَي الَّذِيْۤ اَعْطٰى رَبُّنَا Our Lord is He Who gave unto everything its prop- er form and then guided it to its proper function. In relation to the aforementioned verse, the Promised Messiah as stated: “There 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 5, no. 8, dated 3 March 1901, p. 12 2 Taha , 20:51 p. 99