Confession of Human Weaknesses by Jesus — Essence of Islam Vol. 3

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In this discourse from Essence of Islam (Volume 3), Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS), the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, expounds upon Confession of Human Weaknesses by Jesus, presenting profound spiritual insights and scriptural verities.

Book Series: Essence of Islam (Volume 3)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (AS)
Section: Part 6: The Messiah and His Second Coming
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truly the son of God the only appropriate answer was, ‘If I have called myself the son of God, how have I offended you considering that some of those who appeared before me were called gods.’ Deputy ‘Abdullah Atham says, that Jesus was frightened by their mob and concealed the true answer and took refuge in subterfuge. But I ask: ‘Is such an attitude worthy of the Prophets who are always ready to lay down their lives in the cause of Allah the Glorious?’ It is said in the Holy Qur’an concerning them:

ٱلَّذِينَ يُبَلِّغُونَ رِسَٰلَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَخۡشَوۡنَهُۥ وَلَا يَخۡشَوۡنَ أَحَدًا إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ حَسِيبٗا

“Those who delivered the Messages of Allah and feared Him, and feared none but Allah. And sufficient is Allah as a Reckoner.” (Surah Al-Ahzab, 33:40)

This means that: ‘The true Messengers of Allah, who convey His message, do not fear anyone in conveying the messages of Allah.’ Then how is it that Jesus who called himself God Almighty was afraid of the helpless Jews? It is thus clear that Jesusas never claimed to be God or son of God in the true sense. He claimed to be in the same category as those who had been given such titles metaphorically and confessed that his claim was of the same kind…. This is not all. On several occasions he confessed his human deficiencies. When he was asked to indicate when the Judgement would take place, he confessed his ignorance and declared that no one knew of that hour except God Himself. It is obvious that knowledge is a characteristic of the soul and not of the body. If the soul of Jesus was Divine and

The Messiah and his Second Coming 235 he was God Himself, then how is it that he confessed his lack of knowledge of that Hour? Does God Almighty forget His knowledge? It is written in Matthew 19:16: And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. Matthew 20:20 says: Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons … She saith unto him, Grant that these my true sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left … But Jesus answered and said … to sit on my right hand, and on my left is not mine to give. Then how was it that he was All-Powerful? Does the AllPowerful ever lose His power? When there is so much inconsistency in respect of his attributes, that his disciples considered him All-Powerful and he denied it, then what credence can be given to the prophecies when he in whose support they are cited denies being All-Powerful? Matthew 26:38190 records that Jesus prayed throughout the night for his deliverance and supplicated God in great sorrow and agony that if possible the cup may be taken away from him and also asked his disciples to supplicate on his behalf….Yet his prayer was not accepted and that which was written came to pass. Had he been AllPowerful his power and authority would first have benefited himself. Otherwise it was useless for others to expect anything from him.
[Jang-e-Muqaddas, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 6, pp. 133-136]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 3, p. 234]

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