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essentially emboided in the Holy Quran. Hence, it will be a Divine obligation upon Christ (PBHU) to follow in letter and spirit the law of. Muhammed (PBHU) since he will receive no Divine revelation, nor will he be charged with the duty of giving new religious laws. '18. One could hence state quite categorically and without fear of contradiction that if Hazrat Isa, upon whom be peace, were to return to this world, he would have no right whatsoever to abrogate or annul. Jizya. Now, if the defeat of the Jews merely signifies that they would be routed by the Promised Messiah and consequently subjugated to the rule of a universal Islamic empire, then the collection of Jizya from them would be an essential act of faith. The Promised Messiah would not have the right to exempt the tax since: 'he would not be the bearer of any new message or repository of a fresh mandate from God, nor will he ammend, enlarge or abridge the law of Muhammed (PBHU). ' '19. But the annulment of Jizya by the Promised Messiah, the anti. Ahmadiyya authors contend, is a prerequisite to the validation of the. Messiah's claim and since this injunction cannot be annuled through proclamation of a new decree, the only circumstances through which the Promised Messiah could expect to fulfil this sign would be through total extermination of the Hebrew race. . TOTAL EXTERMINATION OF THE JEWS. But this opinion of a total extermination of the Jews through annihilation at the hands of the Promised Messiah is not, once again, countenanced by our beloved master's Traditions. The adversaries of. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad admit that the Dajaal is to be accompanied by a mere 70,000 Jews²º - a figure which represents a tiny fraction not only of the entire Jewish population of the world but also of 18. Ibid: pg 62 19. Maududi, A. A: Finality of Prophethood: pg 61 20. Hasan, S: The Truth About Ahmadiyyat: pg 8 256