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Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 19 it speaks of his being alive and then it cites [Imam] M a lik’s statement, ‘He died. ’ O men of intellect! Look at Majma‘ul- Bi ha r and show some decency. 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 a t - T abar a n i and al-Mustadrak, it is reported from ‘ A’ ishah ra 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, Mad a rijus-S a lik i n, ‘If Moses and Jesus had been alive, they would have had no choice but to follow Kh a tamun-Nabiyy i n [the Seal of the Prophets]. ’ Furthermore see the book ثم قال: وقال مالك مات. فانظروا راء، وخذوا آ ال “المجمع” یا أهل ا حظّا من الحیاء، هذا هو القول الذي تكفرون به وتقطعون ما أمر الل ّٰ به أن یوصل وباعدتم عن مقام االتّقاء، ألیس منكم رجل رشید یا معشر المفتتنین؟ وجاء في الطبراني والمستدرك عن عائشة قالت قال رسول الل ّٰ صلعم إن عیسی بن مریم عاش عشرین ومائة سنة. ثم بعد هذه الشهادات، انظروا إلی ابن القیّم المحدّث المشهود له بالتدقیقات، فإنه قال في “مدارج السالكین” إن ّ موسٰی وعیسٰی لو كانا حیَّین ما وسعهم إال اقتداء خاتم النبیّین. ثم