Ahmadiyyat or Qadianism! Islam or Apostasy? — Page 254
He toys with this opinion for a while but eventually changes his stance to argue that 'God will cause the Jews to be annihilated,' and hence 'the nation of the Jews will be exterminated. ' ⁹. Other anti Ahmadiyya authors also hold contradictory views and none is able to declare positively as to whether the defeat of the Jews signifies their subjugation to Muslim rule or whether it means their extermination from the face of the earth. Hence this entire controversy presented by the anti Ahmadiyya scholars creates a ludicrous situation since one is at a loss to determine as to which of these two opinions is correct. . However, the irony of this entire controversy is that whichever of these two opinions one adopts, one finds one's predicament aggravated still further. . SUBJUGATION OF JEWS. If one was to opt in favour of the opinion that the defeat of the Jews connotes a subjugation of the Hebrew people under an international. Islamic empire, then one is unable to reconcile the insistence of the anti. Ahmadiyya elements to the effect that the Messish would annul 10 or abolish ¹¹ Jizya, a tax levied upon the people of the Book. . II. The Holy Quran demands the collection of Jizya from the people of the. Book, 12 a fact not denied by the adversaries of the Ahmadiyya Muslim. Community. 13 Now, since the Holy Quran is the most perfect and complete code of law 14 and the Promised Messiah would, according to the critics of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, neither receive any. Divine revelation¹s nor would he be the bearer of any new message or repository of a fresh mandate from God he would not be in a position to either amend, enlarge or abridge the Shariah of the Holy Prophet " which is 17 12. Al Quran 9. 29 14. Al Quran 5. 4 8. Ibid: pg 62 9. Ibid: pg 69 10. Hasan, S. The Truth About Ahmadiyyat: pg 8 11. Maududi, A. A: Finality of Prophethood: pg 50 13. Hasan, S: The Truth About Ahmadiyyat: pg 7 15. Maududi, A. A: Finailty of Prophethood: pg 61 255 16. Ibid 17. lbid