The Holy War — Page 199
Proceedings—Debate 1 June 1893 199 1 June 1893 Statement of h a d rat Mirza [Ghulam Ahmad] Sahib First of all, Deputy [Abdullah Atham] sahib says that he has not con- fessed that the second partner of the Trinity—meaning, Jesus the Messiah—was devoid of the manifestation of Allah in him for thirty years. In reply to this, it is sufficient to place before you your written words dated 31 May 1893, and these are: ‘Sixthly—this that you ask, Sir, whether the manifestation of Allah in Jesus happened after the descent of the Holy Spirit or even after that. Our answer to this is speculative; it happened at the time when the Holy Spirit descended. ’ Now, those given to reflection can understand whether this text can have any other meaning than that Prophet Jesus was not a man- ifestation of Allah prior to the descending of the Holy Spirit, which descended upon him in the form of a dove; he actually became the manifestation of Allah after this event. Therefore, now that Deputy sahib has completely rejected the manifestation of Allah without any exception, can there be a meaning other than this that Prophet Jesus was just a mere man before the Holy Spirit descended on him in the shape of a dove? Since the words ‘man- ifestation of Allah’ do not permit any division or analysis, and from his statement, it certainly cannot be concluded that Jesus was, at first, the manifestation of Allah in a hidden form, and then sometime later he became so openly. He is saying clearly that he became the manifestation