He asked...

He asked, “So how do you believe in God despite the fact that your reason cannot comprehend Him?” I said, “I know that this world has been brought about by an able creator, but I do not know what is His nature or reality.

This is similar to the fact that one believes in the existence of electricity, but despite that, does not know its nature.” He then turned to the same subject of the sonship of Jesus Christ, saying, “All Christians all over the world claim that Jesus is the son of God.” I refuted him saying, “Firstly, not all Christians believe in this creed. Secondly, their statement is not a proof; otherwise, if you treat it so, then all Muslims too claim that Jesus is not the son of God.

You should then accept this majority’s opinion too!” He said, “How do you prove that Jesus is the prophet of God?” I replied, “As the Holy Qur’an and the Prophet of Islam confirm the prophethood of Jesus Christ (upon whom be peace); I also believe in him.” He said, “Suppose that the Holy Qur’an and the did not stand witness to the prophethood of Jesus, in that case would you have faith in Jesus?” I said, “In this case, I would not believe in him.” He asked for the reason.

I explained to him that in the absence of the Holy Qur’an and the Prophet of Islam, the prophethood of Jesus would only be proved either by the statements of Christians or by the Bible, neither of which is reliable. He asked for the reason.

I replied, “Because the contents of the Bible are contrary to reason, and it is not possible for such a book to be termed as the Word of God!” He surprisingly asked, “Is the Bible contrary to reason?” I replied in affirmative, and when he asked for an example, I said to him I do not wish to hurt your feelings but you may refer to my book “Attributes of God and His Prophets according to the Bible”27 which shows how the Bible accuses Jesus Christ to have been born of adultery (may God forbid!) Here the Christian man bit his finger and said, “No!

There is no possibility of such a thing to be in the Bible!” I then, opened the Bible for him and showed him what I had said. He was shocked to see that. Then I explained to him that such irrational topics were in abundance in that book which he would see later on, by the will of God. Then I said “I hope you forgive me if my words have hurt you, but I was compelled by you to do so. Otherwise, Jesus (upon whom be peace) is one of the Ol-el-‘Azm Prophets (i.e.