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'yearned for the promised deliverer of the house of David, who would free them from the yoke of the hated foreign usurpers; would put an end to the impious Roman rule, and would establish His own reign of peace. ' '12. The critics of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad accept this historical analysis of the Hebrew nation's reasons of rejecting the Promised. Messiah, Jesus Christ and state that on the basis of certain prophecies: 'the Jews had long awaited the advent of a Masih who would be a king. This king would fight and win territories, He would gather Jews from all over the world and assemble them in Palestine. He would create a mighty Jewish Empire. '¹³ 13. Hazrat Isa ibne Mariam however, did not arrive as a great military and political leader as cherished by the Hebrew people and when: ' Contrary to all their eager expectations, the God appointed Masih,. Christ son of Mary came without an army to win countries, the Jews repudiated his Prophethood and determined to put an end to his life. '14. It is interesting to note however, that the pseudo ulemma of the. Muslim Ummah who condemn the Hebrew nation for its insidious rejection of the Mosaic Messiah, themselves fall victim to the same folly for which they very rightly condemn their Jewish counterparts. . The leader of the Jamaat e Islami, a passionate opponent of Hazrat. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's claim to be the Promised Messiah draws a scenario of what he expects would happen when the Messiah of his fanciful imagination finally arrives and states that the: 'Dajaal will penetrate into Syria with 70,000 Jewish troops and will take position before Damascus. At this moment of crisis Christ son of. Mary [PBHU] will descend near a white minaret in the Eastern quarter 12. The Jewish Encyclopedia: Vol 8. pg 508 13. Maududi, A. A: Finality of Prophethood: pg 66 227 14. lbid