Ahmadiyyat or Qadianism! Islam or Apostasy?

by Naeem Osman Memon

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Ahmadiyyat or Qadianism! Islam or Apostasy? — Page 176

Quran in relation to the nuzul of our beloved Prophet, Hazrat. Muhammed Mustapha, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. . For instance, the Holy Quran states in relation to the advent of our beloved Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: 'Allah has sent down to you a Reminder. A Messenger who recites unto you the clear Signs of Allah, that he may bring those who believe and do good works, out of every kind of darkness into light. '³°. One cannot deny the fact that the Holy Prophet of Islam, peace be upon him, did not physically descend from heaven. He, like every other mortal being, was born of his blessed mother Amina, peace be upon her, the holy consort of Abdullah bin Abu Mutallib, upon whom be peace. . And yet the Glorious Book declared that our beloved Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him the blessed son of the blessed parents, born like every other mortal being has been born since the beginning of creation― was sent down by Almighty Allah. . In this instance however, the exponents of Hazrat Isa's anticipated physical descent from heaven do not insist that this nuzul of the Holy. Prophet implied his physical descent. On the contrary, they find themselves obliged to admit that this expression signifies the importance of our beloved Prophet's advent. And yet, when the same expression is used in relation to the anticipated advent of the son of Mary, it is emphatically insisted that his nuzul must be a physical one. . OMISSION OF THE WORD SKY. A careful study of the Holy Prophet's Traditions indicate that nowhere did the Holy Prophet of Islam, peace be upon him; ever specify that the. Messiah anticipated in the later age would actually descend from the sky. . For instance, the Sahih of Bukhari considered to be the most authentic collection of the Holy Prophet's Traditions and revered by Muslims as 30. Al Quran 65. 11/12 177