Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 474
472 And they marvel that there has come to them a Warner from among themselves and the infidels say '' This is a sorcerer a liar. " XXXIII ; 3. . So when there came to them their Apostles with evidences they exulted in what they had of knowledge, and there en. co. m-- passed them what they did laugh at. XL: 83. , Is it he whom God has sent as Apostle? XXV : 41 And they said, a mortal from among ourselves a single man, shall we follow him ? Yerily then surely in error and madness we will be ! Is the admonition revealed to him from amongst as ? Nay he is an impostor and braggart. To-morrow shall they know who is the impostor the bragg- art. LIY : 24 to 26, Every one has to pass a trial of recognising the Divine Messenger of the time. The Apostles We sent as Messengers of glad tidings and warnings,' so that the people might not have an argument (of excuse) against God after the Apostles. IV: 163. Yerily We received the covenant of the Children of Israel and We sent to them Apostles ; whenever an Apostle came to them with what their souls liked not, they accused some of impos- ture and intended to slay others. And they imagined that there will be no trial wherefore they became blind and deaf. Y: 70, 71. And We have already destroyed generations before you when they did wrong, and there came to them apostles with evidences and they would not believe. Thus reward W T e the criminal people. Then We made you successors in the earth after them, that We may see how ye act. X; 14. 15. He (Pbaroah) asked " But what is the condition of the past generations? He (Moses peace be on him) replied "The knowledge