Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 455
LAYING TO REST SOME DOUBTS expressed by MAULAWI SAYYED MUHAMMAD ABDUL WAHID¹* * verse there remains مَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ 2 HIS STATEMENT-In the the question that if ما صلبوه ]mā salabuhu-'they did not crucify him'] is taken to mean that the Jews did not kill Hadrat 'Isā, may peace be upon him, on the cross, then the phrase ما قتلوه [mā qatalūhu-'they slew him not'] that precedes it is rendered super- fluous. And if it is argued that the words ما قتلوه ]ma qataluhu-'they slew him not'] are added to mean that his legs were not broken with a view to killing him, even granting this implication, the words ما قتلوه ]ma qataluhu-'they slew him not'] should have followed the words ما صلبوه [mā șalabūhu-'they did not crucify him']; for, as a rule, legs are bro- ken after the person is taken down from the cross. So, what is the reason for placing ما قتلوه ma qataluhu- they slew him not'] before ما صلبوه ]mā salabūhu-'they did not crucify him']? Please explain. MY ANSWER-Bear in mind that the following are the verses of the Holy Quran in which the above is mentioned: 1. The said Maulawī is a school teacher and Qādī at Brahmanbaria, District Tippera, Bengal. (Author) 2. They slew him not, nor crucified him i. e. killed him by crucifixion (Surah an-Nisa', 4:158). [Publisher]