The Conclusive Argument — Page 61
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 61 that Jesus has not died, but Imam M a lik said, ‘Jesus died and he was thirty-three years of age. ’ Now behold Imam M a lik ra , what a great and honourable imam, who belongs to Khairul-Qur u n [i. e. the first three centu- ries of Islam] and has millions of followers! If he held this belief then it can be said that millions of scholars, men of knowledge, the righteous ones, and the divines—who were Hadrat Imam’s sincere followers—also held the same belief that Jesus had passed away. For it is impossible that a true follower should contradict his imam, especially regarding a matter that is not merely the say- ing of the imam but also the saying of God, His Messenger, the Companions, the T a bi ‘i n, and the Taba ‘ t a bi ‘i n. 1 One should be ashamed that when such a great imam—who appeared prior to all other imams of Hadith, and who encompassed all Prophetic traditions—held this belief, how brazen it is for someone to claim ijm a ‘ regarding this issue. Alas! The maulaw i s deceive peo- ple but fail to realize that the whole world is not blind; there are also those who read books and expose their dishonesty. When these so-called maulaw i s find that they are unable to present tex- tual evidence from the Holy Quran and Hadith, that there is no way to escape, and that they are left with no argument in their favour, then they have no recourse but to say that there is ijm a ‘ regarding it. It is a true saying that المآن ابدش ہک دنب وشند ارگہچ دروغ وگ�ی�د. [a maulaw i is one who never keeps silent even if he has to tell lies]. These people 1. The T a bi‘ i n are the generation of Muslims who met or saw the blessed Companions ra of the Holy Prophet sas but not the Prophet sas himself. The Taba‘ t a bi‘ i n are the following generation that met or saw the T a bi‘ i n but not the Companions ra. [Publisher]