Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 84
84 MALFŪZĀT - ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF URDU VOLUME 8 So, there are two testimonies here. One is the testimony of God Almighty in the Holy Quran, and the second is the testimony of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, on the night of the Mi'raj. 7. The Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said-as is written in Kanzul-'Ummāl, Tabarānī, and in the book مَا ثَبَتَ بِالسُّنَّةِ ]Ma Thabata (min) bis-Sunnah] by Sheikh 'Abdul-Haqq, etc. -that the age of Jesus¹ was 125 years. In one hadith, it is written that it was 120 years. Nowhere is it written that his age was thousands of years. 8. The ijma of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, after the death of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is also conclusive proof of the death of Jesus, peace be on him. This consensus was based on this verse: مَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ 2 9. Apart from this, God Almighty has made clear to me through His authentic, decisive revelation, again and again, that Jesus has died. Moreover, He has manifested my truth with His clear Signs. Similarly, there are many other proofs, but this 1. Kanzul-Ummāl, Kitābul-Fadā'il, bāb Fadā'il Sa'ir al-Anbiyā, Hadith 32259, vol. 2, p. 217, published by Darul-Kitāb al-'Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon; See also, Al-Ma'jam al-Kabir lit-Tabarānī, Masnad an-Nisa', Banat Rasûlullāh, Dhikru Sinna Fatimah radi Allāhu 'anha wa Wafatihā wa min Akhbarihā wa Manāqbihā wa Kunyatihā, mā Rawat 'A'ishah Ummul-Mu'minin, 'an Fatimah radi Allahu 'anhumā, vol. 22, p. 417-418, published by Darul-Ihya' at-Turāth al-Arabī [Publisher] 2. Muhammad is only a Messenger. Verily, all Messengers have passed away be- fore him (Sūrah Al-e-ʻImrān, 3:145). [Publisher]