Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 107
? 100 Now we find two persons in the world each of whom claims to be answering to the prophecy. Of the two, we ask one his credentials. He says that his father was so and so and that his grandfather was so and so and his great grandfather was so and so and that his great great- grandfather was so and so and that he was begotten of Abram. We next turn to the other and call for his credentials to establish his Abramic lineage. He says that his mother was so and so, she was married to so and so and that her husband was the son of so and so and he was the grandson of so and so and that he was begotten of Abram (peace be on him). Will any sensible man admit the latter's claim to Abram's lineage? One of the two claimed that his father was begotten of so and so, his grandfather of so and so and his great- grandfather of so and so, tracing his lineage finally to Abram (peace be on him). The other one rests his claim on his mother wedding so and so and that the latter was a descendant of Abram (peace be on him). The claim of the one who traces his line age on his father's side to Abram (peace be on him) will be accepted on all hands while that of the other who bases it on his mother's marriage with one of Abram's descendants would not be entertained. This is precisely the case of Messiah (peace be on him) as against that of the Holy Prophet (peace and the blessings of Allah be on him).