This is evidenced by His rebuttal to them: "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save a soul or to kill?"

Meaning that Allah does not intend by the law of the Torah the killing of "good souls" on the Sabbath, nor does He intend the prevention of good deeds. Rather, the intent is the prevention of evil deeds and the "killing" of the soul that enjoins evil (al-Nafs al-Ammara bi-su’) by restraining it from destructive whims (Hawa); for restraining the soul from its whims is its "killing" and its "death."

And for that, there are meanings I will present, if Allah the Exalted wills, in the upcoming explanation of the five acts of worship and their religious attachments.

So contemplate the support of John the Baptist for Jesus (peace be upon them both) in the third chapter of the Gospel of (Luke) when they thought he was the Christ and he said: "I baptize you with water, but there comes one who is stronger than I, whose sandal straps I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

Contemplate also Jesus' support for John in the seventh chapter of the Gospel of Luke, where he says: "For I say to you: among those born of women there is no prophet greater than John the Baptist, but the least in the kingdom of Allah is greater than he."