Noah's Ark: An Invitation to Faith — Page 85
NOAH'S ARK over this difference. Nevertheless, just as the prayer of the Messiah was accepted and the Christians have received their daily bread in abundance, similarly, this Quranic prayer was accepted through the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and those who were pious and virtuous from among the Muslims, and the most excellent from among them in particular, were made heirs to the Israelite Prophets. In actuality, the birth of the Promised Messiah in this very Ummah is also a fruit of the acceptance of this very prayer. For although many saints and holy persons partook of similarities between the Israelite Prophets under the cloak of secrecy; but by the command and order of God, the Promised Messiah of this Ummah was publicly commissioned in the likeness of the Israelite Messiah so that the resemblance between the Mosaic dispensation and that of Muhammad (sa] be understood. It is for this reason that the present Messiah has been made to perfectly resemble the Son of Mary, to the extent that this Son of Mary has been tried in the same manner as the Israelite one. Firstly, just as Jesus son of Mary was born of the very breath of God, this Messiah was also born from within Mary by the breath of God in accordance with the promise of Surah At-Tahreem. Moreover, just as a great uproar was raised at the birth of Jesus لَقَدْ جِئْتِ شَيْئًا فَرِيَّا ,son of Mary and ignorant opponents said to Mary so too was my case as a vehement uproar was raised against me. 3 Thou hast brought forth a strange thing (Surah Maryam, 19:28) [Publisher] 85