The Mahdi Times September 2012 | Page 69

So one must pay attention then to was confirmed by the Qur’anic text the fact that our speech is about sent a prophet whom his name is and the narrations, is also confirmed Muhammad? and one whom you the prevention of claiming the text by the reality, for the passing of which defines the character, which hundreds of years upon the text is described as being a protection without having anyone claim it is from misguidance, and it is not enough to prove this truth. about claiming the Divine position Hundreds of years passed upon the in general. For falsely and foolishly wills of the prophets in the Torah claiming the Divine position or and the will of Jesus (pbuh), and no Prophet-hood or Successor-ship of Allah on His land and without one ever claimed it except Muhammad (pbuh & his Family) and So the argumentation of the arguing by the will (the text which his vicegerents after him. Likewise, proof upon those who believe in defines the character) has happened no one ever claimed the will of the them. And Jesus and Muhammad many times. And perhaps the one Prophet except the Imams (pbut). (pbut) argued by it, for Jesus (pbuh) who falsely claimed had remained And Imam Al-Rida (pbuh) argued by argued by the mentioning/the text alive for a period of time. And an this reality against the catholic, for of the previous prophets of him, example of those is Musaylama the after he (pbuh) clarified the text despite of their indirectness in liar, who claimed to be a prophet from the previous prophets about regards to him. And Muhammad during the time of the Messenger of the Messenger Muhammad (pbuh & find in the books which He has sent down upon all of the prophets except Muhammad?) So they abstained from replying to him.) [Ithbat Al-Hudah volume 1, page 194-195] previous vicegerents by this text is a (pbuh & his Family) argued by the mentioning of Jesus (pbuh) of him, Allah Muhammad (pbuh & his Family), and Musaylama remained his Family) from the Torah and the Gospels, the catholic argued by alive after the death of the [saying that] the text could apply to prophets before Jesus (pbuh). He, Messenger of Allah Muhammad more than one character, so the The Exalted, said: {And when Jesus, (pbuh & his Family). So the claim argumentation of Imam Al-Rida without the testimony of Allah and (pbuh) against the catholic was that the son of Mary, said, “O children of Israel, indeed I am the messenger the text of Allah and without a will it never happened that deceivers/ is invaluable and is a foolish claim. liars had ever claimed the wills. And So whoever believes such a this is the part of the