An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 65
65 instead of speaking on the subject, declared that the Promised Messiah as did not believe in miracles, the Mi‘r a j and angels and, therefore, he was an infidel and no discussion was possible unless he answered the charges first. The Promised Messiah as then gave in writing the following: "In the name of God, the Beneficent and the Merciful, Be it known, that the only matter which is under dispute is the belief that Jesus is still alive in the flesh and sitting in the heaven. I do not believe in it. There is nothing in the Quran or in the authentic hadith to support this belief. On the contrary, the Quran and the hadith clearly indicate that Jesus died like other human beings, I hereby undertake to withdraw any claim to Messiahship if Maulav i Muhammad Nadh i r H ussain can prove otherwise from the authentic scriptures. I shall not only renounce my claim but will also burn and destroy all books on the subject. The other accusation regarding my disbelief in Lailatul - Qadr , miracles, the Mi‘r a j and Khatm-e-Nubuwwat are all entirely false and unfounded. My beliefs are exactly the same as those held by the orthodox Sunni community. The objections raised against my books Tau di h-e-Mar a m and Iz a lah-e-Auh a m are all wrong and mistaken. Now, I affirm the following in front of all those present here in this house of God: I believe that Muhammad sa , was the Kh a taman - Nabiyy i n. To believe otherwise is to go outside the pale of Islam. I also believe in angels, miracles and Lailatul - Qadr. I also declare that I shall shortly write a book to remove all such misunderstandings. The above writing which was read out, did not satisfy Maulav i Muhammad Nadh i r H ussain who was bent upon causing mischief. Therefore, the European Superintendent of Police dispersed the meeting and made arrangements for the safe exit of the Promised Messiah as from the mosque. “Seeing that learned mull a hs like Maulav i Muhammad H ussain Bat a lv i and Maulav i Muhammad Nadh i r H ussain were afraid of the Promised Messiah as and actuated by a certain amount of jealousy and rivalry, a mull a h of Bhopal, Maulav i Muhammad Bash i r, boldly