A Response to Three Questions of a Christian — Page 25
Reply to the Second Question 25 has been called r uh, and some parts of the Quran explain other parts. See: S u rah ash-Sh u r a , 42:53— َو َكِلٰذَك ۤاَنْيَحْوَا َكْيَلِا اًحْوُر ْنِّم اَنِرْمَا And thus have We revealed to you the روح — r uh by Our command. Secondly, before and after the verse under discussion, there is mention only of the Noble Quran. However, it is possible to take the word r uh to mean the angel who used to bring revelation, who is called Jibr a ’ i l [Gabriel] by the Muslims. We could also say that the question was asked whether r uh was a creation or something outside of creation. The answer given was that the r uh is حادث — ha dith [a nascent creation] and came into being by the direct command of the Lord. The Thirteenth INQUIRY— S u rah an-Nis a ’, 4:154— َكُلَٔـْسَي ُلْهَا ِبٰتِكْلا The Jews and the Christians—the People of the Book— ask of you: S u rah an-Nis a ’, 4:154— ْنَا َلِّزَنُت ْمِهْيَلَع اًبٰتِك َنِّم ِءٓاَمَّسلا That you cause a Book to descend upon them from heaven. The People of the Book asked this question because Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, claimed to be a Prophet like unto Moses and the one concerning whom the prophecy is found in chapter 18 of the Book of Deuteronomy in the Torah.