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custody, he being a pure natured apostle of God Almighty, full of faith in his Lord and Master. . A belief contrary to this would, one must warn those opponents of the. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community who insist upon a literal fulfilment of the Signs narrated in the Traditions attributed to our beloved Prophet, peace be upon him, be tantamount to, God forbid, subjecting a serious shadow of doubt on the piety and faith of the Messiah. It is for instance stated in the Traditions that after this cool breeze has taken in custody the souls of all those who possess a smallest particle of good or faith: 'there will remain only the worst people who will be promiscuous like the birds and like wild beasts in their behaviour. They will not know any good and will not refrain from any evil. '27. Hence, according to the evidence of this particular Tradition attributed to the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him, the Messiah would certainly not live beyond a period of 7 years after the annihilation of the. Dajaal since not one single righteous soul is expected to survive the cool breeze which is to blow from the direction of Syria some 7 years after the annihilation of the Dajaal. And the Dajaal, according to the belief of the. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community's adversaries, is expected to be annihilated by the Promised Messiah within 41 days of his arrival on a. Minaret in the East of Damascus from whence he will climb down with the help of a ladder put up by the people. ' 28. Should the opponents of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community not first study the entire range of Traditions attributed to the Holy Prophet of. Islam, peace be upon him, before they begin to demand the literal fulfilment of such Signs as run against the essence of Islamic teachings?. Should they not seriously reflect upon the wisdom of the Promised. Messiah's expositions of Islamic teachings without their preconceived notions? Or would they rather continue in their ignorance as the. Hebrew nation has done for nearly 2000 years now? 27. Ibid. 28. Kasim, Hajee Mahboob: Time for the appearance of Imam Mehdi and the Second Coming of Jesus draws closer: The Muslim Digest. May/June 1987. pp 200/204 198