The Devotion of Life — Page 493
493 “Once, in Palestine, a few teachers from Nablus visited me for a religious discussion. At that time, besides me, certain other Ahmadi elders were also present at the Ahmadiyya Darul Tabligh. A discussion was taking place about the death of Jesus Christ as. A non-Ahmadi scholar asked that if Jesus as , in fact, had died then where is his grave? He was told that there is historical evidence that his grave is in Srinagar, Kashmir. Upon hearing the mention of this town in Kashmir , someone exclaimed impulsively, ‘So far away! How can it be?’ I had yet to answer the question when the late Brother Ali Al-Qazaq, who had an ordinary education, immediately responded, ‘Is Kashmir farther than Heaven?’ Upon hearing this succinct answer, the non-Ahmadi scholar and all the other teachers became speechless. Regarding the death of Jesus as , there is a very interesting incident which took place at Rabwah. A few non-Ahmadi scholars visited Rabwah and had a detailed discussion with Ahmadi scholars regarding the issue of the death of Jesus as. They were not convinced even after listening to the various verses of the Holy Qur’an concerning the death of Jesus as. They kept on demanding that they should be shown a verse of the Holy Qur’an which clearly states the death of Jesus as. At last, their Ahmadi companion took them to meet Maulana Ahmad Khan Nasim Sahib. Here again, the non-Ahmadi scholars repeated the same demand that they should be shown a verse of the Holy Qur’an stating the death of Jesus as. Maulana Sahib adopted a clever way to respond to them. Instead of showing them a verse of the Holy Qur’an, he asked them a