answered them, 'My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.' Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God."

"Then answered Jesus and said unto them, 'Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth every whit whole] on the sabbath day? Judge not according to the Outward (Al-Zahir), but judge righteous judgment."

And among his sayings—peace be from him—concerning the rejection of the Outward Law (Al-Shari'a al-Zahira) is also what he said in the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew: "Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also... Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you."

For if His—the Almighty's—intent, and the intent of His Prophet Moses, had been the Outward of the Law, then the Lord Christ would not have opposed Allah the Almighty and His Prophet by annulling the Outward Mosaic Law. He endured crucifixion and insult from the