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! ! 369 The Promised Messiah as was given the sam e argument to support his claim. Prior to his declaration of prophethood and after the completion of B a rahee n - e - Ahmadiyya , Muhammad Hussain Batalvi praised the Promised Messiah as in one of his magazines. His praise knew no bounds. He wrote that this person was a saint , who served the faith [of Islam ] in a way which saw no equal in the past thirteen hundred years [since the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa ]. M any ref ormers, saints, and scholars had passed through the past 1300 years , yet he felt that no one had served the faith as well as the Promised Messiah as. A fter the Promised Messiah’s as claim to prophethood, th at same m aul v i became his staunch est opponent. Yet , one should look at the prophet’s life prior to his claim, for eve n the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa face d great opposition and enmity after he sa claimed to be a prophet. The opposition will always make comments afterwards, but the proof is to be found in what was said pr ior to the claim. Consequently, t hese three arguments are supported by the Holy Qur’ān. I will narrate a n amusing incident. Mian Nizam - ud - D in was a simple, pious, and righteous person. Those who ha ve seen him , kno w him well. I was a little boy at the time. He was very fond of tea and would put loose - leaf tea in his mouth and whe rever he found water, he would drink hot water mixed with the tea. He was friends with Muhammad Hussain Batalvi and the Promised Messiah as. One day, Muhammad Hussain Batalvi told him of the Promised Messiah ’s as claim. He replied that Haz rat Sahib was such a pious man. How could this be? He went to the Promised Messiah as and questioned him on his claim that Haz rat Jesus as had died. The Promised Messiah as responded by saying that it is written so in th e Holy Qur’ān. Nizam - ud - D in said that the Holy Qur’ān states that he is alive. The Promised Messiah as said the Holy Qur’ān is our judge. If you can produce one verse from the Holy Qur’ān to support your claim that Haz rat Jesus as is alive, then we will admit your belief to be true. In response, Nizam - ud - D in said that he would produce fifty verses to support his claim and then the Promised Messiah as would be bound to believe him. The Promised Messiah as reiterated to him that if he