Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 146
146 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad The Harm in Believing that Jesus as Is Still Alive Does it please you more than anything else that the divinity of the Messiah as be established? After all, why do you not let this lifeless god of the Christians die? It is surprising to note that on the one hand, you claim that the Messiah is a mere mortal and a Prophet, while on the other hand, you desire to hold fast to such doctrines that deify him. This is like the example of two people: one says that such and such person has died, while the other says, no, he is not dead; but he does not have a pulse, his body is cold and he has stopped breathing. O wise ones! Do reflect. What doubt can there be in the fact that someone who has no signs of life in them is dead? You say that the Messiah is not God, yet you believe that he is alive even to this day, and is untouched by the effects of time, and has remained unchanged and unaltered. You say that the Messiah as is not the Creator, yet you believe that he created a number of birds that flew in to join those created by God. You say that the Messiah as is not the knower of the unseen, yet you believe that he is aware of what the people eat and drink, and what they gather in their homes. It is shameful that you call yourselves Muslims and despite believing in a God who possesses every perfect attribute, you ascribe His attributes to a humble human being. Do you have no fear of God? It is these very beliefs that have given confidence to the Christians, with which they have misguided a large group from among the Muslims. When will you realise? When your entire house is looted? You do not harbour enmity towards me, you only wrong your own souls. What have I said that is unusual? Have I asked you for anything? Why then do you hold animosity to- wards me? Is it because I say that there is only One Being Who is the Possesser of perfect attributes, Who is worthy of worship, and that you should not ascribe His attributes to any human being? Is it because I say that there is only one per- fect man who has walked the face of the earth, whose name is Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him? Is it because I say that you should not attribute ranks to the Messiah that are higher than those of Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, because Jesus as does not possess the attributes that you ascribe to him? In God’s name! Reflect! Remember that one day you must die and stand before God.