The Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at — Page 10
The Founder of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ’at [ 10 ] falsely accused and even tormented. Unfortunately, some Muslim commentators have accepted this accusation to be true in different commentaries, including Jal a lain , al- Kh a zin , Fat h -ul-Qad i r , and R uh ul Ma‘ a n i. The presumed theft has been investigated under this Qur a ’nic verse. 9 The commentators disagree about what was stolen, but they all agree that the Prophet Joseph as was a thief (God forbid) as well as a Prophet of God. And despite their acceptance that this theft did occur, it did not pose a ‘grave threat’ to their faith or to the world of Islam. Now, let me tell you what are the different speculations of the item that the Prophet Joseph as supposedly stole. Some commentators say that it was a statue made of gold. Some say it was a chicken. Some say it was not even that valuable, and that it was an egg, not a chicken. Others say that he stole some food, but he did so to feed the poor. In short, these people accept such outrageous accusations about Prophets and yet have no doubt about their Prophethood. So, it is not surprising that they should fabri- cate such a totally false accusation against the Promised Messiah as. As far as the character of the Promised Messiah as is con- cerned, there is an account of Mr. Munsh i Sir a j-ud-D i n, the 9. …a brother of his had also committed theft before. . . ( Y u suf , 12:78). . . . . .