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KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH 239 resolve this issue. He thought that Mirza Sahib, a pious man, could not say anything contrary to the Holy Quran. He must have told something to Maulaw i Muhammad Husain which he could not comprehend, and so Maulaw i Muhammad Husain had gotten ready to oppose it with passion; otherwise how could he possibly deny the physical life of ‘ I sa as (Jesus Christ) which is evident from the Holy Quran? A pious and righteous person like Mirza Sahib could not claim the death of ‘ I sa as (Jesus Christ) contrary to the Holy Quran. He came to Qadian with great fervour and asked the Promised Messiah as that he had heard his claim about the death of ‘ I sa as (Jesus Christ). He affirmed his claim. He said that if it was proved from the Holy Quran that ‘ I sa as (Jesus Christ) was alive physically then he would abandon his belief. The Promised Messiah as replied, “If the physical life of ‘ I sa as (Jesus Christ) should be proved from the Holy Quran, then I will certainly believe him to be alive. ” On hearing it he became very pleased and said that he already had in mind that as Mirza Sahib was very pious man, he could not say deliberately anything contrary to the Holy Quran. He must have misunderstood something, and if it is removed then it would not be difficult to get him to believe in the physical life of ‘ I sa as (Jesus Christ). Thus he asked, “If I bring out hundred verses from the Holy Quran to prove the physical life of ‘ I sa as (Jesus Christ), then will you believe it?” The Promised Messiah as said,