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These admissions indicate that the contempt which he displayed in his books was not directed towards that Jesus whose piety has been vouched for by the Holy Quran but as he declared himself, it was directed towards: 'the fictitious Jesus of Christianity and not the humble servant of God,. Isa ibne Mariam who was a Prophet and who is mentioned in the Holy. Quran. ' 40. PERSONAL AFFINITY AND IDENTIFICATION WITH. THE SON OF MARY. It is infact inconceivabe to think that Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of. Qadian would ever revile the character of Hazrat Isa ibne Mariam considering that he not only claimed a close affinity and identity with the. Mosaic Messiah but also wrote a list of characteristics in the life of Jesus which he believed must necessarily be found in his life too for him to qualify as the Messiah of the Muhammedian dispensation. 41 The founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community himself states in relation to this vulgar charge by his opponents: 'Claiming as I do that I am the Promised Messiah and that I bear resemblance to Hazrat Isa, upon whom be peace, every one should appreciate that if I were to revile him, I would not claim any resemblance to him, for by reviling him, I would confess that I myself am vicious. " '42. It is regretted however that these perverse critics of Hazrat Mirza. Ghulam Ahmad possess neither the faculty to understand nor the integrity to appreciate the wisdom of this announcement by the. Messiah of the Muhammedian dispensation. One can only advise the readers of these anti Ahmadiyya authors not to allow themselves to be deceived by the mendacity of these perverse authors since 'the simple 40. Nurul Haq: No 2 42. Announcement: December 27, 1898 41. Tadhkiratush Shahadatain: pg 29/37 91