Ahmadiyyat or Qadianism! Islam or Apostasy? — Page 244
Did he witness any of the signs mentioned in the Traditions? Did Ibn. Sayyad own a donkey which could: 'travel on water as well as on land and which left clouds of smoke in front of it and behind it when it travelled on land or sea ?' 18. And one may ask these contentious mullahs, why did our lord and master, the Holy Prophet of Islam, Hazrat Muhammed Mustapha, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, neither positively confirm nor deny the possibility that Ibn Sayyad was or was not the Dajaal? Why did our beloved Prophet, peace be upon him, leave the whole question in abeyance by denying Hazrat Umar, upon whom be peace, his request by stating: 'If indeed this man is he (referring to the Dajaal) then he shall be slain by Christ. But if this man is not he (Dajaal) then you have no right to kill an individual from amongst those with whom we have guaranteed protection. ' 19. Does this entire episode not suggest that the physical peculiarities of the Dajaal mentioned in our beloved Prophet's Traditions and the distinctive signs with which the Dajaal was to be surrounded were not to be witnessed as is argued by the adversaries of the Ahmadiyya. Muslim Community? Otherwise why should the companions of our beloved master, peace be upon him, have voiced any concern when they did not see any these signs being displayed by Ibn Sayyad? Why should. Hazrat Umar Farooq, upon whom be peace, have sought permission to kill Ibn Sayyad whom he believed was the Dajaal, when Ibn Sayyad was not surrounded by any of the signs indicated in the Traditions of the. Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him? Why should our own beloved lord and master, Hazrat Muhammed Mustapha, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, have left the entire question in abeyance when Ibn Sayyad neither displayed any of the peculiar physical traits in his person nor was he surrounded by any of the signs which the Holy Prophet had seen in his vision ? 18. Kanz ul Ummal 19. Maududi, A. A: Finality of Prophethood: pg 53 245