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attributed these to our beloved Prophet either because of some ulterior motive or else merely to cause excitement. ' 11. TRADITIONS BEARING UPON THE ADVENT OF MAHDI. Whether the opponents of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community care to admit it or not, most Traditions bearing upon the advent of the Imam. Mehdi have often been subjected to minute scrutiny and many scholars of the Ummah have challenged several doubtful elements contained in these. The great Arab scholar and historian Ibne Khuldun for instance, quotes 24. Traditions bearing upon the advent of the Mahdi and adds six variants and criticises the authenticity of every one of these. 12. Similarly, an eminent Ahle Hadith theologian and one time leader of the Ahle Hadith in India, Nawab Siddique Hasan of Bhopal, collected these Traditions relating to the advent of the Imam Mahdi and stated: 'There is no doubt that in the chain of narrators of most of these. Traditions, there are persons who are careless, of bad memory or of weak and feeble judgement and such other faults. These weak and faulty Traditions when taken collectively, bear witness to the truth of the fact that the Imam Mahdi shall appear in later days, though there are very few of these Traditions which are true. ' 13. MAUDUDI'S ADMISSION OF CONTRADICTION. This apparent contradiction in most Traditions bearing upon the advent of the Imam Mahdi is not denied by some of the Ahmadiyya. Muslim Community's most committed and passionate opponents. . Maulvi Abul Ala Madoodi, the founder of Jamiat e Islami for instance quotes seven Traditions in relation to the advent of the Imam Mahdi and the Promised Messiah and states that while: 'only two of the seven Traditions bear ample evidence that Hazrat Isa, 11. Hasan, S: Criticism of Hadith among Muslims with reference to Ibn Maja 12. Mukaddimah 13. Hasan, Nawab Siddique: Hujajjal Kiramah: pg 365 124