Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous

by Syed Hasanat Ahmad

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Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 156

Teachers, Students and Books 155 The people, who believe in the divinity of Jesus, make two claims: Firstly, that Jesus Christ was God and, secondly, that Jesus was a human being. Was Jesus a personification of God and humanity, one at the same time? The fact that Jesus Christ was a human being, nobody could deny it. Jesus Christ was a messenger like other messengers of God. If he showed miracles, so did Moses and Elijah. This book was published for the first time in 1890/91. False Theory of Reincarnation Hakeem Sahib wrote this book to reject the false belief of the Hindus in the theory of reincarnation. They argue that it is the "Will of God" that some of the people were born blind, leper, crippled and some were born Rajah, Thakur, rich and wealthy. Then does it mean that Prameshwar (God) is not just and fair, who inculcates sharp differences among human beings without any rhyme or reason. Hakeem Sahib cited 35 different reasons against the theory of reincarnation and adduced several verses from the Holy Qur'an. Just to quote one reason from his book: If sin is everlasting and the sinner has to bear the punishment of the sin, then why would the sinner ever love and have affection for God. Hakeem Sahib held the view that by believing in the theory of reincarnation, one is deprived of Divine love and affection. Dars-i-Qur'an Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra was a true lover of the Holy Qur'an. The Holy Qur'an was his spiritual food; in meeting people and talking to people, the Holy Qur'an invariably came up in conversation. When he moved to Qadian, he regarded delivering Dars-i- Qur'an to be one of the most important tasks. Every day, after Asr