Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 22
22 19 ْوَا ىٰقْرَت يِف ِءٓاَمَّسلا١ؕ َو ْنَل َنِمْؤُّن َكِّيِقُرِل ىّٰتَح َلِّزَنُت اَنْيَلَع اًبٰتِك ٗهُؤَرْقَّن١ؕ [We will never believe you until] you ascend up into heaven; and we will not believe in your ascension until you send down to us a book that we can read. God told the Holy Prophet s as to respond: ‘Holy is my Lord! I am not but a man sent as a Messenger. ’ Yet, these people would have us believe that God raised the Messiah to heaven! When it comes to the Holy Prophet s as , we are told that a human being can - not ascend to heaven, and when it comes to the Messiah, he is said to have been needlessly raised to heaven. Are we to conclude that the Messiah was not mortal but Divine? (Heaven forbid!) Or are we to conclude that the Messiah was superior to the Holy Prophet s as and more beloved of God? When it is as evident as the midday sun that the Holy Prophet s as is superior to all Prophets and Messengers, it is unacceptable to think that he died and was buried in the earth while the Messiah was lifted to heaven and has lived there for thousands of years. Nor is it just a question of the Holy Prophet’s honour, it is indeed a question of the truth of his claim. The Holy Prophet s as says: ‘If Moses and Jesus had been alive, they would have had to believe in me and follow me. ’ If we are to suppose that Jesus is alive, this statement of the Holy Prophet s as would have to be considered false, because he is categorically giving the news of the demise of both Moses and Jesus. After hearing this testimony of the Holy Prophet s as , no one who considers himself to be his follower can hold on to the belief that Jesus is still alive. Were he alive, this would put into doubt the Holy Prophet’s claim and his knowl - edge, for he has categorically declared Jesus to be among the dead.