The Nazarene Kashmiri Christ — Page 5
5 with cogence and logic, dealt with the fallacies encompassing the currency accorded to the belief that Jesus Christ is physically alive in heaven. His arguments are solidly anchored in Quranic texts and that of the New Testament. He has emphasized in his discourse that the irrational and thus untenable belief that Jesus Christ has been alive for a period close to 2000 years and that he will bodily descend to earth in the 14th Century Hijra would simply support the erroneous. Christian doctrine imputing divine attributes to Jesus Christ. . This Christianity-inspired belief of the present day Muslims. has been clearly refuted by the Holy Quran in that when the enemies of our Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) taunted him to ascend to heaven, Almighty Allah scornfully asked the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) to tell them: "Say, Holy is my Lord. I am but a human being sent as a. Messenger" (Bani Israel, Verse 94). This verse clearly and irrevocably establishes that human beings, created by God for this planet, cannot, for they are not designed to, ascend. I to heaven in their earthly bodies. Thus, Jesus Christ being a human being, could not have bodily ascended to heaven. . The episode of crucifixion as described in the Bible. also indicates that Jesus Christ was taken off the cross alive within three hours, whereas it usually took three days for someone to die on the cross. In fact, the punishment of being put on the cross in those days was really not meant to bring about instant death but was aimed at a slow and agonizing death in at least three days. . In his discourse Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad has also dealt with a number of other questions relating to the claim of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad about the existence of the tomb of Jesus Christ in Srinagar, Kashmir, the fulfillment of prophecies of the Holy Quran and other scriptures about the advent of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi in the 14th century Hijra, and Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's claim to be the Promised Messiah and Mahdi in fulfillment of those prophecies. As such this booklet promises to be of immense interest and value to seekers after truth. . May Almighty Allah provide guidance and understanding to the readers of this useful booklet and shower