Lecture Sialkot — Page 50
50 LECTURE SIALKOT the Messiah as God. There is no reason whatsoever to believe that he possessed any special power which other Prophetsas did not. In fact, some Prophetsas have shown even greater miracles than him. His frailties testify that he was only a human. He never made any claim on the basis of which he can be considered a claimant of divinity. All his sayings, which are sup- posed to prove his divinity, are merely taken out of context; for thousands of such figures of speech have also been used regarding other Prophetsas, and no rea- sonable person would argue that they prove the divinity of these Prophetsas. The only people who can do such a thing are those who love to deify human be- ings. I swear by God Almighty that the revelations and Divine communications vouchsafed to me con- tain even greater expressions. If such words could prove the divinity of the Messiahas, then (God forbid) I too would have the right to make the same claim. Remember, it is simple and pure aspersion to say that the Messiahas ever claimed to be God. He never ever made such a claim. Whatever he said about himself does not exceed the word 'intercession', and no one denies that Prophetsas hold the right of intercession. Was it not the intercession of Mosess that saved the as Jews from burning chastisement time and again? I myself have personal experience in this regard. Many of my honourable followers are well aware that some