Hidāyat al-Ḥayārā - Ibn al-Qayyim - (الكتاب/337)

but I speak and answer with what my Lord has taught me." (1)

He also said: "God has anointed me and sent me, and I am the servant of God—(2) I worship God alone, the One, in anticipation of the Day of Salvation." (3)

He further declared: "God has never eaten, nor does He eat; He has never drunk, nor does He drink; He has never slept, nor does He sleep; He has begotten none, nor is He begotten; no one has ever seen Him, and whoever were to see Him would die." (4)

From this you can grasp the subtle point behind God’s words in the Quran: “The Messiah, son of Mary, was only a messenger; messengers passed away before him. His mother was a woman of truth; both of them used to eat food” [al-Ma’idah: 75]—a reminder to the Christians of what the Messiah had told them.

In his supplication when he asked his Lord to bring the dead to life, he said: "I thank and praise You, for (5) You answer my prayer at this moment and at every moment. I therefore beseech You to revive this dead person so that the Children of Israel may know that You have sent me and that You answer my prayer." (6)

And the Gospel relates that when the Messiah left Samaria and came to Gilgal (7)

(1) Gospel of John, 7:17. (2) In manuscript J the wording is: “I am a servant.” (3) Gospel of Luke, 4:18. (4) The same passages cited above. (5) In manuscripts G and S the reading is annaka (“that you”); manuscript J reads ana anta (“I am you”). (6) Gospel of John, 11:42–43. (7) A Hebrew word meaning “rolled away”; it carries several senses, one of which is the name of a village. See Dictionary of the Bible, p. 262.

أتكلَّمُ وأجيبُ بما علَّمني ربي" (١). وقال: "إن الله مسحني وأرسلني، وأنا عبد الله، (وإنما أعبدُ الله) (٢) الواحدَ ليومِ الخلاصِ" (٣). وقال: "إنَّ الله ﷿ ما أكل ولا يأكل، وما شرب ولا يشرب، ولم ينم ولا ينام، وما ولد له، ولا يولد، وما رآه أحد، وما يراه أحد إلا مات" (٤). وبهذا يظهر لك سرُّ قوله تعالى في القرآن: ﴿مَا الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ وَأُمُّهُ صِدِّيقَةٌ كَانَا يَأْكُلَانِ الطَّعَامَ﴾ [المائدة: ٧٥]. تذكيرًا للنَّصارى بما قال لهم المسيح. وقال في دعائه لما سأل ربَّه أن يحيي الميت: "أنا أشكرك وأَحْمَدُك؛ لأنك (٥) تُجيب دعائي في هذا الوقت وفي كل وقت، فأسألك أنْ تُحْيِى هذا الميت ليعلم بنو إسرائيل أنَّك أرسلتني وأنك تجيب دعائي" (٦). وفي الإنجيل أنَّ المسيح حين خرج من السامريَّة ولحق بجِلْجَال (٧)

(١) إنجيل يوحنا: (٧/ ١٧). (٢) في "ج": "أنا عبد". (٣) إنجيل لوقا: (٤/ ١٨). (٤) المواضع السابقة. (٥) في "غ، ص": "أنك"، وفي "ج": "أنا أنت". (٦) إنجيل يوحنا: (١١/ ٤٢ - ٤٣). (٧) كلمة عبرية معناها متدحرج. ولها عدة معاني، منها أنها اسم قرية. انظر: "قاموس الكتاب المقدس"، ص (٢٦٢).