Tabligh Guide — Page 38
(American Edition) 38 iii. The king of Salem was born without parents yet he was not worthy of worship: For this Mel-chis-ed-ec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being interpretation king of righteousness and after that also by king of Sa-lem, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto son of God; abideth a priest continually; (Hebrews, 7:1-3) iv. Miracles performed by Jesus are not a proof of his divinity And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. (Matthew, 17:20) 2. Jesus Christ Jesus was a prophet of God The Holy Qur’ān : َ و َ اِذ ۡ قَال َ عِیۡس ِاِلَیۡکُم ۡ مُصَدِقًا لِمَا ّلل ی ِِن ِۡرَسُوۡل ُا َِنِۡۤ اِسۡر َٓاءِیۡل َا ۡ ی ابۡن ُمَرۡیَم َ ییب ُ ؕ فَلَمَا ج َٓاءَہُم َّیَۡ یَدَی َمِن َ التَوۡری ىۃ ِ و َ مُبَشِرًۢا بِرَسُوۡل ٍ یَاۡت ِۡمِن بَعۡدِی اسۡمُہ ٗۤ اَحۡمَد ب ت ِ قَالُوۡا ی بِالۡبَیِن ِّیٌۡ ﴿﴾ ذَا سِحۡر ٌ مُب ی ہ And remember when Jesus, son of Mary, said, ‘O children of Israel, surely I am Allāh’s Messenger unto you, fulfilling that which is before me of the Torah, and giving glad tidings of a Messenger who will come after me. His name will be A ḥmad. ’ And when he came to them with clear proofs, they sai d, ‘This is clear enchantment. ’ (61[Al- Ṣ aff]:7) The Bible: According to the following reference, Jesus was called God or son of God metaphorically, in the same way as other prophets before him were called ‘god. ’ Jesus said: I and my Father are one. Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him, Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from my father, for which of those works do ye stone me? The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man,