Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 492
492 MALFŪZĀT - ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF URDU VOLUME 9 قُلْ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي هَلْ كُنْتُ إِلَّا بَشَرًا رَّسُولًا If man could ascend to heaven, then the disbelievers should have presented a parallel. It is regrettable that these people are determined to sup- port the Christian priests without reason. When they say that according to the Holy Quran, man cannot ascend to the heavens, but Jesus, peace be upon him, did; hence, he was God, they are left speechless. They do not understand this much that Prophet Jesus, peace be upon him, was a weak and humble man, and a Messenger of God. He was not an iota more than this. If he were God then the burden of proof lies with the Christians that they must present a sun, moon, or earth that he created. That helpless being could not even create a mosquito. It is written clearly in the Holy Quran that he was a servant. He was in need of eating, drinking, and other necessities and died like the other Prophets. QUESTION NO. 5-At such instances, Muslims present the Mirāj [Ascension of the Prophetsas to the heavens]. The Promised Messiahas said: Miʻrāj did not occur with a physical body, but it was a most sub- lime and extremely spiritual body. How many mistakes should be rectified? It is written clearly in [Şahih al-Bukhari 2 ثُمَّ اسْتَيْقَظَ Meaning that, then the Prophetsas woke up. Now, tell me how I can accept that it was this very physical body? It is my expe- rience that holy personages are endowed with a spiritual body. Remember, there is revelation, and then there are dreams 1. Say, 'Holy is my Lord! I am not but a man sent as a Messenger' (Sūrah Banī Isrā'īl, 17:94). [Publisher] 2. Şahih al-Bukhārī, Kitābut-Tauhid, Bāb Qaulihi: Wa Kallamallāhu Mūsā Taklīmā, Hadith 7517. [Publisher]