HE WAS DRIVEN FROM MEN, AND DID EAT GRASS LIKE AN OXEN..."- Daniel 4:30-33.
And from whence do we know that the man who lust for honor and praise ends up
under the influence of an
evil spirit? We know it from king Shaul, who dared to ask Samuel to publicly honor him, and ended up being
tormented by an evil spirit. As it has been written: "Then he said, I have sinned: yet HONOUR ME NOW, I
PRAY THEE, BEFORE THE ELDERS OF MY PEOPLE, AND BEFORE ISRAEL...
But the Spirit of the
Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him"- 1 Samuel 15:30 & 16:14.
And, from this standpoint, it is troubling to find that on one hand the holy gospel presents the man Jesus
(peace be upon him) exalting himself to the level of God (“I AND MY FATHER ARE ONE”- John 10:30).
Why is this troubling? Simply because [as we've just explained] for a leather bag full of feces and urine to
claim to be the exalted Creator of the Universe, is plain madness.
And
the gospel confirms this truth, when it goes on to say: “And when those who belonged to Him (His
kinsmen) heard it, THEY WENT OUT TO TAKE HIM BY FORCE, FOR THEY KEPT SAYING, HE
[JESUS] IS OUT OF HIS MIND (BESIDE HIMSELF, DERANGED)!”- Mark 3:21 (Amplified Bible,
Classic Edition).
And something similar happened with prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), who exalted himself by
claiming to be the seal of all prophets. As it is written: “MUHAMMAD is not the father of any of your men,
but (HE IS) THE MESSENGER
OF ALLAH, AND THE SEAL OF THE PROPHETS...”- Qur'an, Surat
33:40 (Yusuf Ali translation).
And why is the latter verse so troubling? Simply because [according to Muslim tradition] the man who
exalted himself above all other prophets, ended up behaving as a bewitched person (in other words, in a
deranged fashion).
As it is written: «It was narrated that ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: A spell was put on the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) until HE IMAGINED THAT HE HAD DONE A THING
WHEN HE HAD NOT DONE IT. One day he made du’aa’ then he said: “Do you know that Allah has shown
me in what lies my cure?
Two men came to me and one of them sat at my head and the other at my feet. One of them said to the other,
‘What is ailing the man?’ He said: ‘HE HAS BEEN BEWITCHED.’ He said: “Who has bewitched him?’ He
said: ‘Labeed ibn al-A’sam.’ He said, ‘With what?’ He said: ‘WITH A COMB, THE HAIR THAT IS STUCK
TO IT, AND THE SKIN OF POLLEN OF A MALE DATE PALM. He said: ‘Where is it?’ He said, ‘In the
well of Dharwaan...’”»-
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3268; Muslim, 2189.
Does the former means that Christianity and Islam are false religions? Absolutely not! The truth is that these
two religions are perfectly valid paths to come to the Creator.
And all meek and pious Christians and Muslims will indeed enter Paradise. What it means is that, it is wrong
[and sinful] for men to exalt themselves, as pride and haughtiness weren't made for
human beings, but rather
meekness and humility.
As it is written: “BEFORE DESTRUCTION, THE HEART OF MAN IS HAUGHTY; AND, BEFORE
HONOUR, IS HUMILITY”- Proverbs 18:12 (King James Bible); “BETTER IT IS TO BE OF AN HUMBLE
SPIRIT WITH THE LOWLY, THAN TO DIVIDE THE SPOIL WITH THE PROUD”- Proverbs 16:19 (King
James Bible); “SEEK YE THE LORD, ALL YE MEEK OF THE EARTH, which have wrought his
judgment; SEEK RIGHTEOUSNESS, SEEK MEEKNESS”- Zephaniah 2:3 (King James Bible)
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