Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 205
? 198 in it. (3) He came out of it alive. (4) His preaching term started after he came out of the fish's belly. He did not first apprise the people of his mission to reform them; possibly he told a few persons but the masses in general had no inkling of it. He fled from there wishing to escape to some other country; but after the incident of the fish, Allah the Mighty forced him back to his own country where He commanded him to preach. He accordingly undertook preaching and the people believed in him. After fully grasping the import of this miracle, no one can deny the implication that this incident applies to the Messiah only when (1) He enters the sepulchre alive (2) Remains therein alive (3) Comes out of it alive and (4) Gets a lease of successful preaching term after his escape from the tomb. BASIC POINTS These are the four features deducible from the incident of Prophet Jonah. If the Christian version of Christ's