Ahmadiyyat or Qadianism! Islam or Apostasy? — Page 22
him have metaphorically described his appearance as the appearance of God Almighty and his coming as the coming of God. Almighty. " '36. AFFRONT BY THE ANTI AHMADIYYA ELEMENTS:. However, such absolute and unrestrained loyalty towards the Holy. Prophet of Islam could not be expected of the opponents of Hazrat Mirza. Ghulam Ahmad inspite of their professed love for the Holy Prophet since their literature is replete with obnoxious inferences and references against the stature of not only every other consecrated apostle of God. Almighty but also our own lord and master, Hazrat Muhammed. Mustapha, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. . Although the Holy Prophet was the manifestation of God's mercy unto mankind³ and the most excellent exemplar, 38 yet these sacrilegious non. Ahmadiyya publications assail his character by suggesting that he, God forbid, 'became infatuated with Hazrat Zainab when she was married to. Hazrat Zaid bin Harith. ' 39. Our beloved master, the Holy Prophet peace be upon him, is also accused of, God forbid, such offences as a sincere Muslim could not even contemplate. Maulvi Abul Ala Maududi, the leader of Jamaat e Islami for instance goes to the extreme limits of suggesting that our beloved lord and master did not, God forbid, 'solemnise his blessed marriage to his noble consort Hazrat Maria of Copt' 40 of whom our beloved Prophet's son,. Hazrat Ibrahim was born. . It is ironic that when a Muslim scholar, Hafiz Muhammed Sarwar pointed out the grave error to Maududi and requested that he reconsider his opinion in the light of Quranic injunctions and also historical evidences available in the books of Traditions, Maududi merely brushed the letter aside with contempt. 41 Instead of giving some serious consideration to Hafiz Muhammed Sarwar's arguments in defence of the 36. Ibid 37. Al Quran: 21. 108 39. Tafseer Khazan; Tafseer Rooah al Ma'ani & Tafseer Jalalain 40. Maududi, A. A: Tafhim al Quran: Vol 4: pg 113/114 41. Qureshi, Hafiz M. S: The Quran and Slavery: pg 6 22 38. Al Quran: 33. 22