They asked Holy Prophet: ‘O Muhammad, towards what do you invite us?
Holy Prophet replied: You bear witness that there is no god except the One
and incomparable God and that I am the Messenger of God and Isa too is a
slave (of God) who is a created being and someone who used to eat and drink like the others.
Instead of replying to all the remarks of Holy Prophet, the Christians
consideration only a part of it and said:
If by Islam you mean faith in the Lord of the Universe then we have already
brought faith in Him from before and we act upon His commandments.
Holy Prophet addressed them explicitly and decisively as such:
Islam possesses some signs whereas some of your deeds give indication that
you have not brought faith in Islam, the religion which God is satisfied. How do you say that you worship God while in fact you worship the Cross?
How is it that you do not refrain from eating the flesh of pig and reckon Isa to be the Son of God?
When they heard these words they were forced to speak about Hazrat Isa and mention the reason for considering him to be the Son of God. They said: “We consider Isa to be the son of God and reckon him to resemble God for the reason that he gave life to the dead, cured the sick and made birds from mud and clay and then blew life into them and caused them to fly. Is it not that giving life to the dead, curing the sick and giving life to a bird made of clay sufficient proofs of Godhood of Isa?”
Holy Prophet replied: “Never! He is the slave and creation of God and God
placed him in the womb of his mother Maryam. All of these actions which he used to perform were a power which was bestowed upon him by God.”
However at that moment, one of them, perhaps having discovered a new matter said: “Isa is the son of God because his mother Maryam gave birth to him without having got married to anyone. So surely his father is the same Lord of the Universe.”
Following this saying, an Angel of revelation descended upon Holy Prophet
and told Prophet to address them as such:
“The example of Hazrat Isa before God is like the example of story of Adam
(where) God created him out of dust. Then He (i.e. God) ordered him – Be and it was.”
‘Allah-o-Akbar’! A very firm and strong reasoning indeed firm like a
mountain and sharp and cutting like a sword. Yes, if because of not having
father, Isa is considered to be the Son of God then the creation of Adam is more astonishing than his creation because he (i.e. Adam) was not having even a mother. Really what is the limit of God’s power? Is it not that He is having power over all things? It is not difficult for God to create Isa without a father just as He created Adam who was neither having a father or a mother. He created out of soil.
MUBAHILA by: Naba Organization