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resurrection from death - a doctrine without which the entire premise of the Christian faith, the abstruse dogmas of Jesus's divinity and the atonement of mankind's sins through his redeeming blood, become impotent and crumble to the ground. 78. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad preached against these dogmas which were held in great reverence by the colonial government and its. Christian populace and upon the acceptance of which rested the entire future aspirations of the British Raj. ” He challenged the agents of the. Imperial Raj, the ecclesiastical institutions patronised and sponsored by the British Government, to debates and discussions and accepted every challenge issued by them. And, in due course, he routed the Christian menace to Islam and hence shattered the long term aspirations of the. British Raj in India. . A renowned and reputed scholar of Islam, Maulana Noor Muhammad. Chishti Naqshabandi commented upon Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's victory against the Imperial government's agents and stated: 'In those days, Reverend Lefroy set sail from Europe with a large group, having sworn that within no time would he convert the whole of India to Christianity. With huge financial aid and a firm pledge of further monetary assistance, he entered India and caused a turmoil on its soil. His argument of Jesus being alive with his corporeal body in heaven whilst other prophets lay buried on earth proved to be extremely effective as far as common people were concerned. At that point in time, Maulvi Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani stood up against him and challenged him and his flock. He declared that Jesus whom they they believed was still alive had already died like all other human beings and he was the Messiah whose advent had been prophesied. He invited them to accept him if they were genuine in their faith. In this way, he cornered Lefroy who could not find any avenue of escape and hence he defeated not only Lefroy but other Christian missionaries also who left India for Europe. ³ 78. 1 Corinthians 15. 131 80 79. Clarke, R: The Mission: pg 47 & 234 80. Thanvi, Maulvi Ashraf Ali: Foreword to the Holy Quran by Maulana Nur. Muhammed Chishti Naqshabandi: pg 30 53