Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 47
,ie مَا شَاءَ الله ? 40 Noah and Abraham one could also say that there were no means of knowing whether they gave the teachings ascribed to them or whether another teaching was imparted by them. He says:i. e. , We shall impart to thee a lesson which thou wilt not forget; except what thy Lord says in respect of a command that it was of a temporary nature and should repeal it afterwards (an instance in point is that prayer used to be addressed with the face turned towards the Holy Land but later Allah commanded that it should be addressed with the face turned towards the Holy House at Mecca) and excepting such ordinances of temporary character, We are going to give you a set of teachings i. e. , which thou shalt not forget. Here it is not the Holy Prophet (peace and the blessings of Allah be on him) alone who is addressed, nay the entire mankind has been addressed. And Allah, the Excellent says that this teaching will never be forgotten, howsoever, men may contrive. He will uphold it and you will realize that it takes notice of their innermost thoughts and at the same time takes into account the external events that influence their deeds. i. e. , in the dissemination of this teaching, We will provide many facilities and it will continue to spread. If law is a curse, well! We are sending down a teaching and we will see whether it is acted upon e, these arguments, that We. فَذَ إِنْ نَفَعَتِ الذِكُرَى. or not have advanced, show that hearts of men can be reformed