The Light of Truth — Page 165
REFUTING OBJECTIONS 165 As for the Son, it is astonishing that although he well knew the Jinn¹ had preceded mankind in error and refused to walk on the right path—indeed they exceeded the bounds of wrong- doing-he nevertheless neglected the matter of their misdeeds and he did not show them sympathy. He did not wish for the Jinn to derive benefit from his atonement, have life from his perishing, and salvation from the everlasting fire that had been prepared for them. So they benefited neither from his perish- ing [i. e. the crucifixion] nor his atonement, even though they believed in the Messiah, as the Gospel bears witness to by means of a clear statement. It was as though the Son did not invite these sinners to this feast and was neglectful like the miserly and close-fisted. Maybe the Father has another son who was crucified for that group [the Jinn]; indeed this must be so, for the salvation of the sinners. If a son is crucified for the sake of mankind- whose sins are small in number-then it is quite appropriate to crucify another son for the sake of the Jinn, whose sins are worse and more numerous. Otherwise, it will necessarily and certainly indicate undue prejudice, and will prove the Father's miserliness or that of His sons. There can be no doubt that the idea of forgiving one group of transgressors while excluding another group constitutes obvious neglect and clear injustice. Indeed this would prove the ignorance of the 'generous' Father. Did He not know that the sinners belong to two groups, and that a single cross would not suffice for both; rather, the need was great for there to be two sons and two crosses. Do not argue that there was only one son and he was con- tent to be crucified for mankind, and there was no other son for the atonement of the children of the Jinn. In reply to this, I 1. The term Jinn may be applied to any individual or collective of people, who are obscured from plain sight or not known publicly, who wield power and influence for a particular purpose, be it their own or that of God. [Publisher]