Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 51
51 Malfuzat – Volume IV in addition to this, they raised objections against the holy birth of the Messiah— and their objection was such that I cannot even bear to hear it. Now what did the Christains do in contrast? No doubt, as a matter of doctrine, while the Christians did declare the birth of the Messiah to be a birth of the Holy Spirit—in fact, they suggested that God was born from the womb of Mary—but by declaring polyg - amy to be unlawful, effectively in another form, they have levelled the very same allegation against the children of Mary. In doing so, they have raised an objection against the birth of the Messiah himself and his other brothers. Truly, by taking issue with the concept of polygamy, the Christains have hit the hammer on their own foot. I consider the position of the Messiah to be great indeed, and accept him as a truthful and chosen Prophet of God. It is my belief that his birth without a father is an example of the power of God Almighty. I believe that Mary as was a chaste woman. It is a favour of the Holy Quran that it clears Mary and the Messiah from the charges levelled against them. Then, another favour is that the Promised Imam of this age has revived this and cleared them of the charges once again. ” On this Hazrat Maulana Maulvi Abdul-Karim Sahib said: ٍ ِد َ � َم َُحَ ِم ِ ُل ٰ َا ْی َٰلٰ ْع َ � َو ٍ ِد َ � َم َُحَ ِم ْی َٰلٰ ْع ِ � َّل ََص َ � ُم ُٰھُ � َلٰل َاَ O Allah! Send salutations upon Muhammad sas and upon the progeny of Muhammad sas. Without a doubt, this is a uniquely magnificent answer to the book Ummahat- ul-Mu’minin, and is the perfect retribution for their insult hurled upon the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. After this, His Holiness said: “I will gather all of these allegations and refute them on behalf of the Messiah myself, and as I go on, I will also compare the Noble Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, to the Messiah. ” After this, Mufti Sahib read out the objections which the freethinkers and Jews have made against the Messiah. Following this, Mirza Khuda Bakhsh Sahib read out a portion of his book after which the Isha Prayer was offered. 1 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 5, no. 41, dated 10 November 1901, pp. 3-4