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second only to the Holy Quran 31 reports this Tradition to state that the. Holy Prophet declared: 'What will be your condition when the son of Mary will descend among you and will be your Imam from amongst yourself ?' 32. The same Tradition reported by the Sahih of Muslim, considered as either equal to the collection of Bukhari or second to it 33 reports that the. Holy Prophet stated: 'What will be your condition when the son of Mary will descend among you and will be your Imam ?' 34. The exponents of Hazrat Isa's anticipated physical descent from the sky often quote this Tradition on the authority of several collections of. Ahadith including those of Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and also. Masnad Ahmad and yet in none of these numerous quotations do they record the word sky as having been reported in any of the Traditions attributed to our beloved Prophet, Hazrat Muhammed Mustapha, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 35. The word sky on the assumption of which the critics of the. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community anticipate a physical descent of the. Promised Messiah is hence without a doubt, a later interpolation to the text of the Tradition bearing upon the advent of the Messiah. . However, to justify their case that the word sky is not a later interpolation, some opponents of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam take recourse to certain underhand tactics and instead of validating their claim on the strength of conclusive evidence from any of the six most recognised works 31. Hasan, S: The Study of Al Quran: Lesson 3. pg 9. 32. Sahih Bukhari: Kitab al Anbiyya: 60. 49. 33. Hasan, S. The Study Al Quran: Lesson 4. pg 13 34. Sahih Muslim: Quoted by Kanz al Ummal: Vol 7. pg 220 35. Maududi, A. A: Finality of Prophethood: pp 49/50 178