Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 476
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 476 [Prayer], and Hajj [the Pilgrimage] are things belonging to an age gone by, that could have been of some benefit only for the savages of Arabia. Then they raise various and sundry objec- tions about the details related to the circumstances of the Day of Judgement. Then there are others who have veered towards exaggeration and they have gone to such a degree in exaggerat- ing the status of some Prophets that they have made them God. Take, for instance, just the one example of Jesus as. He has been credited with certain attributes which are unique to God. Why Hold a Special Distinction for Jesus as ? No doubt, he was from among those near to God. He was blessed by Allah and had the distinction of prophethood. However, it is incorrect to accredit him with any attribute that is not pres- ent in other Prophets. They say that he has been sitting in the heavens with his physical body for many centuries whereas the disbelievers solemnly pledged to the Holy Prophet s as , that they would accept him if he could climb into the heavens in front of them. The reply that was given to them was this: 1 َناَحْبُس ْيِّبَر ْلَه ُتْنُك اَّلِا اًرَشَب اًلْوُسَّر َناَحْبُس ْيِّبَر ْلَه ُتْنُك اَّلِا اًرَشَب اًلْوُسَّر When Allah had established the principle from the beginning, that 2 َنْوَيْحَت اَهْيِفاَهْيِف َنْوَيْحَت then why would He act against His own prac- tice? Had this belief [of the bodily ascension of Jesus as ] existed among the Muslims of that time, the disbelievers had the right 1. Holy is my Lord! I am not but a man sent as a Messenger ( S u rah Ban i Isr a’i l, 17:94). [Publisher] 2. Therein shall you live ( S u rah al-A‘r a f, 7:26). [Publisher]