Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 471
Laying to Rest Some Doubts 471 His Statement— According to your statement, Hadrat ‘ I s a, may peace be upon him, after being saved from the cross, had gone to Kashmir. First of all, it was not easy at that time to reach Kashmir, espe- cially travelling incognito. Then there is the objection why his disciples did not flock around him, and why Hadrat ‘ I s a remained obscure like one buried alive? My Answer— The same God who directed Hadrat ‘ I s a, may peace be upon him, to move to Kashmir, had also become his Guide, so what is so strange about a Prophet reaching Kashmir? And if this is so strange, then a faithless person can also wonder how our Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, remained hidden from the eyes of the disbelievers when they had reached the very mouth of the Cave of Thaur during his migration to Mad i nah. Therefore, the answer to such objections is that God’s special grace that attends the Prophets extraordinarily saves them and guides them. As to the question, ‘If Hadrat ‘ I s a, may peace be upon him, had gone to Kashmir, why did the Disciples not reach him?’; the reply is that the lack of knowledge regarding something does not necessitate its non-existence. How do you know that they did not reach him? However, since it was a secretive journey1 ٭ —just as the journey of our Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, at 1. ٭ It is also the practice of God about the Prophets, peace be upon them, that they migrate from their homeland, as is mentioned in S a hih Bukh ari as well. Thus, Hadrat M u s a [Moses], may peace be upon him, migrated from Egypt to Canaan, and our Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, migrated from Makkah to Mad i nah. Hence it was essential that Hadrat ‘ I s a too should comply with this practice. So, he migrated to Kashmir after the in- cident of the cross. The Gospels, too, allude to this migration where it is writ- ten that a Prophet is not without honour but in his own country. By the word ‘Prophet’, Jesus meant himself. Therefore, the Christians should be ashamed at this point that they consider him to be God and not a Prophet although a Prophet is one who receives revelation from God. Therefore, it is necessary that God and Prophet be distinct from each other. (Author)