Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 425
26 September 1905 425 those people rejected him. This difficulty arises because people form an imaginary picture in their minds of what a Prophet should be like, and because they do not find him conforming to that picture, they stumble. This disease has progressed to the point that some Shias imagine that some Imams were born through the mouth. Nevertheless, these things are such that a wise man can never accept them; rather, he laughs at them. The truth is, suggest whatever you want about the per- son who passes away—whether he descended from the sky or was born through the mouth—but those who are present have human weaknesses present in them. He also cries, eats and drinks. In short, he contains all kinds of human needs and weaknesses within him. Seeing this, those people who are ignorant of the true nature of Prophets and Messengers are per- plexed. This was the reason why Almighty Allah had to reject their objections of this kind and had to declare: 1 ْلُق ۤاَمَّنِا اَنَا ٌرَشَب ْمُكُلْثِّم ىٰۤحْوُي َّيَلِا ْلُق ۤاَمَّنِا اَنَا ٌرَشَب ْمُكُلْثِّم ىٰۤحْوُي َّيَلِا In other words, apart from the humanity in me, the thing that is unique and different between you and me is that the reve- lation of Almighty Allah comes to me. In another place, this objection has also been mentioned in the Holy Qur’an that he has wives. In response to this, too, Almighty Allah has said the same that there is no such Prophet or Messenger who did not have a wife. Therefore, one should not be deceived by such things. 1. Say, ‘I am only a man like you. It is revealed to me. . . ( S u rah Ha M i m as-Sajdah, 41:7). [Publisher]