The Conclusive Argument — Page 19
19 MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD ثم قال : وقال مالك مات فانظروا | it speaks of his being alive and المجمع يا أهل الآراء، وخذوا then it cites [Imam] Mālik's statement, He died. ' O men of intellect! Look at Majmaʻul- حظا من الحياء، هذا هو القول Bihar and show some decency الذي تكفرون به وتقطعون ما أمر الله به أن يوصل وباعدتم عن مقام الاتقاء، أليس منكم رجل رشيد يا معشر المفتتنين؟ وجاء في الطبراني والمستدرك عن عائشة قالت قال رسول الله صلعم إن عيسى بن مريم عاش عشرين ومائة سنة ثم بعد هذه الشهادات، انظروا إلى ابن القيم المحدث المشهود له بالتدقيقات This is the testimony that you are denying. You tear apart that which Allah commands to join. You have deviated far from the station of righteousness. O mis- chief-mongers! Is there not a single wise man among you? In at-Tabarānī and al-Mustadrak, it is reported from 'A'ishahra that the Messenger of Allah, may peace be upon him, said, Jesus son of Mary lived for 120 years. ' In addition to these tes- timonies, look at Ibn Qayyim, the scholar of Hadith whose insightfulness is known only too well. He says in his book Madārijus-Sālikin, 'If Moses فإنه قال في مدارج السالكين and Jesus had been alive, they إن موسى وعيسى لو كانا حيين ما would have had no choice but to follow Khātamun-Nabiyyin [the Seal of the Prophets]. ' وسعهم إلا اقتداء خاتم النبيين ثم Furthermore see the book