Ahmadiyyat Is Not a New Religion — Page 27
27 3 کذب ال النیب —I am the Prophet, not a liar’. In essence, God would seemingly prefer to let the Holy Prophet s as die and be buried in the ground rather than allow Jesus as to be crucified, intervening instantly by raising him bodily to the heavens. No honourable Muslim could tolerate such a belief. If there was ever a prophet worthy of being preserved, it was the Holy Prophet s as. Despite his willingness to sacrifice his life, God Almighty did not save him. Yet, He promptly rescued Jesus as , lifting him to the heavens. One must also consider the trial that Jesus as faced. If he was tested by God, he should have endured it patiently. However, instead of accepting it with resignation, he prayed fervently against it. The Bible even recounts that he spent the entire night supplicating and trying to awaken his disciples so they could join him in praying for this cup to be taken away from him. It is as though the one who pleaded to be saved from the cup of death was elevated to the heavens by God, while the one who was prepared to battle the enemy alone met with death. Essentially, the brave warrior on the battlefield was granted retirement with a pension, while the deserter was given an extension. Therefore, accepting this doctrine does not honour 3 Muslim Kitabul Jihad, Baab Ghazwa Hunain [Publishers]