A Critical Review of the Pamphlet, 'Fateh-e-Qadian' — Page 89
REVIVAL of Islam LiEs in PROVING the Death of Jesus 89 The Holy Prophet [Muhammad sa ] has given us the news, through numerous chains of narrators, about the advent [of Hadrat ‘ I s a as ]. Therefore, you will have to make a decision whether you will follow your so-called thinkers of Islam, or follow Hadrat Muhammad sa. Whether you will follow the Messiah who belonged to the ummah of Moses [ Hadrat M u sa as ], or follow the Messiah who was born among the ummah of Muhammad sa , belongs to this ummah and is a servant of Muhammad Mu st af a sa [the Chosen One]. Now, what is to be decided is whether the ummah will agree to the Mosaic Messiah or to the Muhammad i 49 Messiah. As far as we are concerned we are pleased with the Muhammad i Messiah. As far as the station of the Messiah is concerned, we hold the same belief as your belief that the Messiah who has to come in the latter days will be completely obedient to Hadrat Muhammad Mu st af a sa [the Chosen One] and his Shar i ‘ah and will be a subordinate Prophet. There is hardly any difference between us regarding the status of that Messiah. We firmly believe, and you also believe that the one who is to come will be a subordinate Prophet and there is no difference in this belief. Our contention is only whether the Messiah who appears among the Muslims of the Latter Days is the one from the Mosaic ummah or is a Messiah who will be born as a subordinate Prophet resembling Jesus, son of Mary [ Hadrat ‘ I s a as Ibn-e-Maryam as ]. You believe and believe universally: That whoever will come with the name Messiah will certainly be a Prophet of God, whether he will be an old Prophet or a new Prophet is a separate 49 One belonging to Muhammad sa [Publishers]