Ahmadiyyat Is Not a New Religion — Page 28
28 Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad God, His Messengers, or Jesus as. Though we believe that Jesus as was saved from the cross, according to other Muslims, he escaped to the heavens. It is the greatest disrespect to a prophet to believe that he ascended to heaven and idly sat by instead of fulfiling his assigned mission. MAULWIS DEMOTE JESUS AS Moreover, God designated him as a prophet, yet Muslims believe that when Jesus as descends in the latter days, he will no longer hold this title. Instead, he will descend as an ummati [subordinate]. Consequently, they demote an independent prophet of God to a subordinate status, thereby defaming Jesus as. If it were claimed that Jesus as had to be downgraded to an ummati as a punishment for abandoning his mission—though still a disgrace to a prophet—it could be considered a somewhat logical explanation. However, Maulwis offer their perspective without attributing any fault to Jesus as. Consequently, they insult and blame Jesus through this doctrine. Furthermore, it does not occur to them that a person who failed to handle a minor disorder among the Israelites cannot possibly emerge in the Muslim