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“Our Lord, we only acted upon the teachings of Jesus. You sent him
to us as a Messiah. He told us that he was your son and he was sent by
you to save us.”
A stern rebuke suddenly spread in the atmosphere and startled
everyone into silence. The Almighty said to Jesus Christ:
“Jesus, did you tell these people to worship you and your mother
instead of me?”
On the face of it, it seemed like a straightforward question, but as
soon as Prophet Jesus
PBUH
“Jesus, you are my beloved Prophet. My prophets have no fear in
my presence. Answer my question at ease.”
heard it, he began to tremble. It appeared
that his feet were struggling to carry the weight of his body. On seeing
this, God said:
Two angels came forward and helped him onto a chair.
This scene was heart wrenching. Prophet Jesus
PBUH
I thought in my heart that all such pious servants of God, who were
given names and attributes by their followers that were only worthy of
God, would come forward one by one and would deny ever having
made such claims. Like Prophet Jesus, none of them will find the
strength to dare stand in front of God. If only those people who put
them on such high pedestals had known about the true greatness of
God before the dawn of this day! If only they had not placed human
beings in competition with God.
was a very dear
and beloved prophet of God, but regrettably, for no fault of his own, he
was made the foremost personality in history to have been worshipped
and placed in rivalry to God. People prayed to him, sang his praise and
salutations, and worshipped him. But today, the state that he found
himself in after just one question from the Almighty was enough to
make those who considered him God shed tears of remorse. Today,
everybody had found out that all were insignificant compared to God.
Meanwhile, as the effect of fear of God lessened a bit, Prophet
Jesus
PBUH
“Master, you are exalted and free of all flaws! How could I dare
to say something that I had no right to say? If I had said such a thing
then you would have known about it… I only told them what you had
commanded me to say, that is, ‘worship only one God, who is my Lord
as well as your Lord.’ I remained a witness upon them as long as I
was amongst them. Then, after you had raised me, only
you watched over them; and you are a witness to everything. If you
punish them, they are your servants; and, if you choose to forgive them,
you are the most mighty and wise.”
stood up from his chair and said:
On hearing this, God said:
“Today, only truth will be beneficial; it will benefit people who
adopted it sincerely.”
Prophet Jesus Christ was allowed to leave after this and angels were
given their orders:
“All those in the nation of Jesus Christ whose knowledge and
actions conform to his teachings, should be brought forward.”
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Chapter 8: At the Kauthar
After having seen Prophet Jesus’s testimony before God, we started
towards the pond. I asked Saleh en-route:
“Prophet Jesus
PBUH
“Did you not listen to the reply of the Almighty that today the
truthful will benefit only from their truthfulness?”
pleaded to God to forgive his people. He had
submitted that only God was prevailing and wise, and only he could do
so. Did his words not have any effect?”
“I heard that, and it appeared that his pleading had not been
accepted.”
“No, that is not the case. God had clarified his Law. Basic criterion
for success or failure is to accept the teachings of the messenger as
true, and then to affirm it further through actions. The meaning of
God's statement is that he will deal mercifully with those who meet this
basic criterion. This implies that because of his blessings, God would not
hold such people accountable for those sins and shortcomings that they
had not managed to redeem or repent for in their lives.
All prophets are similarly pleading for their nations discreetly or will
do so when it is their turn. But at present, only this level of leniency is
being granted as a consequence of their pleading. So far, only mistakes
are being forgiven, not crimes. These are the mistakes that were
deemed trivial at the time and thus forgiveness was not sought for
them. They have become a source of humiliation today, similar to what
your daughter Leila had to endure. Those who maintained a steady
regime of faith, righteous deeds, repentance, and self-
improvement have been safe from the very outset. Those who
maintained a constant attitude of disobedience and committed major
sins are now suffering the toughest hardships.”
We reached a place where angels were hindering people from going
further. Saleh held my hand and walked towards them. On seeing him,
they moved out of his way. As we walked a little, I began to see a lake.
On seeing it, Saleh said:
“This is the pond of Kauthar.”
I said, “But, I can’t see the last Prophet here.”
“He is further ahead. We have entered from another side. I wanted
you to have a detailed view. That is why I chose this way.”
When I thought about what Saleh had said, I realised that it was not
an ordinary pond. Somewhat surprised, I said:
“My friend, it is more of a lake, or perhaps a sea as I cannot even
see its other shore.”
“Yes, it is so. Can’t you see so many people drinking water from it?
If it had been an ordinary pond, it would have run dry rapidly.”
He was correct. A large number of people were everywhere around
the pond.
On account of the information in the sayings ascribed to the last
Prophet, I had some idea even in the previous world that Kauthar would
not be an ordinary pond but would be more like a sea. In fact, based
upon his sayings, I used to think that it would probably be somewhere
around the Red Sea that separated Arabia and Africa in the previous
world. When I shared my thought with Saleh, he replied:
“To a large extent, it is true. Even though the planet Earth has
become massive due to expansion, thereby changing location of
landmarks, it is more or less the same place.”
“Does this mean that the Plane of Judgement is in Arabia?”
“Yes. It is in Arabia.”
I remained quiet, thinking about the time when Earth was still
inhabited. People were busy in the affairs of the world. Alas! If only they
had realised that the real life would begin after death. God had sent his
prophets to remind people and make them understand in every
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