Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 140
? 133 the Supreme are not to be found in the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and the blessings of Allah be on him). For instance, God neither eats nor drinks but the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and the blessings of Allah be on him) used to eat and drink. Allah the Supreme says in the Holy Quran that He is neither subject to sleep nor does He doze but the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and the blessings of Allah be on him) was subject to both these states. Allah the Excellent says in the Holy Quran that He needs no spouse but the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and the blessings of Allah be on him) had nine wives. In other words, the distinctive features that were found in the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and the blessings of Allah be on him) are absent in God, the Supreme and the distinctive attributes that inhere in God, the Great were not found in the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and the blessings of Allah be on him). Therefore, when God said the above words, we at once knew that He used the expression in a metaphoric sense and it did not mean that he (the Prophet) had become God. Accordingly, we and all the Muslims of the world hold the belief that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and the blessings of Allah be on him) was a mortal- except perhaps some ignorant individuals who do not share this view. Sometime back, a friend paid me a visit. He was illiterate but he recited verses of the Holy Quran very clearly. I enquired of him the reason for this. He told me