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Muhammad and Jesus 51
character of Jesus did not fail of effect.
All criticism is directed towards the professors
of the Christian Faith, and their
doctrines. This " son of Mary ' is, in
Muhammad's view, that which he never
dreamt of claiming for himself, a man
unstained by sin. Not only so, but titles
and honours are yielded to Him little short
of Divine : He
is
Masih, the Messiah ;
Qaul-ul-Haqq, the Word of Truth ;
Kalima, the word ;
He is " the Apostle of
God to confirm the law, and to announce
an Apostle who should come after Him,
'
whose name should be Ahmad ;
He had
near access to God, and was " illustrious
in this world and the next."
Yet Muhammad supersedes Jesus Christ!
There is another part of the problem of The
the rejection
of our Lord ;
the attitude of Death
The
the Quran towards the Death of Jesus.
death upon the Cross is indignantly denied.
" They have not believed on Jesus, and have spoken
against Mary a grievous calumny; and have said, Verily