Ahmadiyyat or Qadianism! Islam or Apostasy? — Page 143
The opponents of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad often argue that the basis of their objection to his claim rests upon the accepted teachings of. Islam but an interesting aspect of this controversy is that these critics are themselves not agreed on the source of their own belief in relation to the descent of the Messiah son of Mary. Some insist that 'his return to this world is an essential basis of Muslims belief which has its basis in the Holy. Quran 40 while others, possibily ignorant of the Quranic secrets discovered by their colleagues insist that the 'Traditions are the only basis of the doctrine of the Messiah's descent. '41. Whatever be the merits of this difference of opinion, the fact remains that Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian not only established the death of Hazrat Isa, peace be upon him, as a fact of history but he also demolished the credibility of any such absurd notion which suggested that a human being could ascend to heaven in his physical body. . ARGUMENT BASED ON GROUNDS OF. SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENT. However, it is interesting to note that in this day and age of scientific progress, some self proclaimed scientific mullahs argue against Hazrat. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's expositions asserting that his objection to. Jesus Christ's: 'bodily ascent to heaven is based upon Greek concepts of astronomy or other worn out notions which appear to be palpably childish in this age of scientific advancement. " '42. The subscriber of this view justifies his opinion on the alleged scientific grounds that: "in an age of such tremendous scientific progress as ours, when a number of things which were hitherto impossible are taking place before our own eyes, when man made satellites revolve round the 40. Nadwi, A. H: Qadianism. A Critical Study: pg 39 41. Maududi, A. A: Finality of Prophethood: pg 61 42. Nadwi, A. H: Qadianism. A Critical Study: pg 39 144