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endeavour to convince the Muslim world that according to the verdict of these Islamic scholars, the Ahmadi Muslims are, God forbid, infidels, they, when it suits their purpose, chose to ignore the verdict of the same institute's scholars who deny the feasibility, of Messiah's bodily ascent to heaven and also his physical descent at some latter point in time. Does this duplicity not indicate that these antagonists do not have a standard basis of conviction? Does it not appear that these pseudo scholars of. Islam are only prepared to accept that which suits their preconceived notions and if they have to deny the truth in the process, they would not be found wanting. . RAISE FROM THE DEAD. For nearly a century now, the critics of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad have alleged that the bodily ascent of Christ to heaven has its basis in the. Holy Quran 114 but none has yet been able to provide any conclusive. Quranic evidence in support of this claim. Moreover, to their dismay, they have also failed to refute the conclusive arguments presented by. Ahmadiyya Muslim authors, which on the basis of Quranic evidences, establish that Hazrat Isa, peace be upon him, did not bodily ascend to heaven nor is he now alive in the same body with which he was born some 2000 years ago. . However, in recent times, some anti Ahmadiyya publications have made a contrived retreat on the whole question of Christ's continued life in heaven by arguing: 'It is certainly of no avail at this juncture to open the debate as to whether the Holy Christ is dead or exists alive somewhere in the world. Supposing he is dead, God has power to raise him alive. " 115. The Almighty Lord can, without a doubt, raise not one but every single dead soul to life again if He so wills since there is absolutely no limitations to His All Embracing Powers. But, having admitted that, one cannot but also admit that He does not violate His own laws by restoring 114. Nadwi, A. A: Qadianism. A Critical Study: pg 39 115. Maududi, A. A. Finality of Prophethood: pp 6061 165