The British Government and Jihad

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

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34 other part was sympathy for mankind—to wish for them what you wish for yourselves. From among these two parts, the Messiah stressed sympathy for mankind, because that was the need of his time. The greater part, l a il a ha illall a h , the fountain- head of God’s Grandeur and Unity, was emphasised by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) because his time needed that emphasis. The era we live in then followed, and both of these illnesses have reached their zenith in this age. Disregard for the rights of God’s creation and the murder of innocent people have both become a part of the Muslims’ beliefs. These barbaric people have killed thousands of innocent people because of this erroneous point of view. Disregard for the Creator’s rights has also reached its apex. It has become a part of the Christian faith that Jesus as , the Messiah, is God and worthy of worship by human beings and angels. There are three beings in the Trinity according to their belief but, in practice, they supplicate to and worship only the Messiah. Both of these violations—against the rights of God’s creation and against those of the Creator—have reached such a height that it is difficult to tell which one exceeds the other. Therefore, God named me the Messiah in relation to the rights of His creation and sent me as the avatar of Jesus as the Messiah. Similarly, in relation to the rights of the Creator, He named me Muhammad and Ahmad, and sent me as the avatar of the Holy Prophet sa. In accordance with these meanings, I am Jesus the Messiah and also Muhammad Mahd i. “Messiah” is a title that was given to Prophet Jesus as and it means: one who finds God, partakes of His favours, is His khal i fah and is a person estab- lished on the path of truth and righteousness. “Mahdi” is a title