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not 'on' a white minaret as is often alleged by many of their colleagues. . Happily, some other anti Ahmadiyya authors have also admitted that this white minaret is expected to be 'to the east of Damascus. ' 6 and not ‘in the eastern quarters of the city of Damascus 'as is often argued. . This inadvertently admitted version of the Holy Prophet's Tradition gives this particular segment of the Tradition a totally new perspective since the Promised Messiah was expected to arrive 'close to a white minaret to the east of Damascus' which could be anywhere between the east of Damascus and the west of Tokyo in Japan or for that matter even. Vatukoula in the Fiji Islands. And why may one ask could this not be in. Qadian which is positively situated to the east of Damascus ?. It may interest our readers to know that while the opponents of the. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community insist that since according to this. Tradition of the Holy Prophet, the Messiah must necessarily descend on a white minaret in the city of Damascus, ' they begin to make excuses when they realise that such strict insistence upon a literal fulfilment of the Holy Prophet's Traditions may not be taken kindly by the Muslim masses. 7. For instance, where such Traditions as attributed to the Holy Prophet state that the Messiah would be buried in his grave, these contentious mullahs, being aware that the very thought of opening our beloved master grave sounds repulsive to the Muslim masses, change their stance and begin to argue that: "it is not always necessary that the word 'in' should be related to place. "8. Does this not indicate that these contentious mullahs are prepared to juggle with the words of the Traditions as and when it suits their purpose? 6. Zaheer, E. E: Qadiyaniat: An Analytical Survey: pg 167 7. Ibid: pp 173/175 189 8. Ibid: pg 188