Jesus In India — Page 8
8 J e s u s i n I n d i a It is because of such beliefs that the moral fiber of these clerics has suffered so much deterioration. They are no longer capable of preaching peace and compassion. On the other hand, they consider it their prime religious duty to go about killing others. I would be glad if any sect of the Ahl-e- Hadith is opposed to these beliefs, but I cannot help observing with regret that among the sects of the Ahl-e- Hadith there are Wahabis incognito who believe in a bloodthirsty Mahdi and in the common concept of Jihad. They believe what is contrary to the true faith, and, if the opportunity offers, they consider it virtuous to kill people who profess other religions. Whereas the truth is that belief in killing others in the name of Islam, or in prophecies like the one about the bloodthirsty Messiah or wishing to advance the cause of Islam by bloodshed and threats, is absolutely against the Holy Quran and authentic Ahadith. Our Holy Prophet sa suffered great hardship in Mecca and thereafter at the hands of the disbelievers. The thirteen years which he spent at Mecca were years of great affliction and suffering. Even to think of them brings tears to one’s eyes. But he did not raise the sword against his enemies, nor did he reply in kind to their abuse, until many of his disciples and close friends were mercilessly killed, and he was himself subjected to all kinds of persecution. He was poisoned many a time; and many an unsuccessful attempt Some of the Ahl-e-Hadith write in their books unjustly and with great impertinence that the birth of the Mahdi is imminent: that he will put the British rulers of India behind the bars, and that the Christian king will be brought before him as prisoner. Such books are still extant in Ahl-e- Hadith homes. lqtiraab-us-Sa’ah is one of these books, whose author is a well-known Ahl-e-Hadith scholar. Vide page 64 of this book. (Author)