Tabligh Guide — Page 30
(American Edition) 30 Opposition is a Sign o f Truth The overwhelming opposition of the leading Muslim clerics to Ḥ a ḍrat Mirzā Ghulām Aḥmad in itself bears evidence of his truth. A number of great Islāmic scholars stated, centuries before his advent, that the Imām Mahdī and the Promised Messiah would find, among his own coreligionists, less friends than the foes. Ḥ a ḍ rat Sayyid A ḥ mad Sirhind ī , the reformer of the second millennium, said: “It is most likely that the superficial Divines would reject him and regard him as opposed to the Holy Qur’ān and the practice of the Holy Prophet. ” (Maktūbāt, Vol. 2, p. 55) Ḥ a ḍ rat Ibn ‘ Arab ī said: “When the Imām Mahdī appears, no one will oppose him more than the pseudo jurists and Mull ā s, for they would be afraid of losing their own position and hold over the masses. ” (Futūḥ at Makkiyyah) Naww ā b Ṣ idd ī que Ḥ asan Kh ā n, one time leader of the Ahl Ḥadīth in India, said: “When the Mahdī (may peace be upon him) starts his campaign for the revival of the practice of our beloved Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him), the contemporary divines who are committed to following the jurists and also devoted to their leading men of the past and their ancestors, will allege that he seeks to ruin our faith and the Muslim Community. They will rise up in opposition to him and will declare him a disbeliever. ” (Ḥ ujajul-Ka rāmah) Status of the Promised Messiah The Holy Prophet sa has mentioned Jesus as a prophet four times in the following Ḥadīth confirming that the status of the Promised Messiah is no less than that of a prophet: ُ ُثَُّ یَھْبِط َْصَْابُہ ٗ. . . ِْسَ وَا َِبُِّ ہللا ِ عِی َْصَْابُہ ٗ. . . ف َْیَْغَب ُ ن و َ ا ِْسہ َِبُِّ ہللا ِ عِی َیَُْصَُن َ َِبُِّ و َْصْابُہٗ. . . ف َْیَْغَب ُ ن و َ ا ِْسہ َِبُِّ ہللا ِ عِی ن ِٰلَ ہللاِ. ْصَْابُہ ٗ ا ِْسَ و َ ا ہللا ِ عِی The Holy Prophet, on speaking of the age of Dajj ā l (anti-Christ), said: “. . . Allāh’s Apostle Jesus and his companions would then be besieged … Allāh’s Apostle Jesus and his companions would supplicate Allāh… Allāh’ s Apostle Jesus and his companions would come down to earth. . . Allāh’s Apostle Jesus and his companions would then again beseech Allāh. . . ” (Muslim, Kitābul - Fitan Wa Ashrātus - Sā‘ah )