Stories from Early Ahmadiyyat — Page 10
10 to him that he was the Messiah who had been promised to the world. He supported his claim by various verses of the Holy Quran, Traditions of the Holy Prophet saw of Islam, visions and revelations of many great Muslim saints, as well as religious and historical records of the past. God also revealed to him that he had been raised in the spirit of all the bygone Prophets and made him announce that he was the Messiah for Christians, Mahdi for Muslims, Krishna for Hindus, Buddha for Buddhists and a counter-part of all the previous prophets; a Redeemer for the whole of humanity. His claim to be the Messiah and Mahdi created a huge storm of opposition from Muslims, Christians, and others. The so-called learned among the Muslims issued decrees (fatwas), declaring him to be an infidel (kafir). In fact all the opponents joined hands to oppose the Promised Messiah as and to destroy his cause. They tried their utmost to stop the growth of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at. They tried all those tactics used by the opponents of the holy Prophets of God. The followers of Hazrat Ahmad as were intimidated or ex-communi- cated. Life was made hard for them. Wives were forci- bly separated from their husbands. Many Ahmadis were even murdered and some stoned to death. The Promised