Three in One

by Naeem Osman Memon

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Three in One — Page 13

He became one of Hadhrat Ahmad's as arch enemies at some later date but this change of heart was not occasioned by any fault in the latter's character. It was a question of him not being able to reconcile to Hadhrat Ahmad's as claim to be the Promised. Messiah since he subscribed to the dogma of Hadhrat Isa ibne. Mariam's as physical descent from heaven. Although he subsequently issued edicts of apostasy against Hadhrat. Ahmadas, yet he did not ever raise any objection against his character and continued to hold his personal piety and purity in high esteem. . Hadhrat Khawaja Ghulam Faridth, the patron saint of Chachran. Shareef was a contemporary of Hadhrat Ahmadªs and is today revered in Pakistan and India as a great saint of his time. He too held Hadhrat Ahmadas in high regard and vouched for his excellent character. He declared that: 'Mirza Sahib is a good and virtuous person. He has sent me a book containing the revelations received by him. That book alone shows his spiritual excellence. He is a true person in his claim. He is not a forger nor a liar. 138. The aforementioned testimonial admits that Hadhrat Ahmadas was a person of spiritual excellence and also acknowledges that he was a recipient of Divine revelation - a phenomenon every apostle of God must essentially experience in his life to be true in his claim since according to the Holy Quran, God does not reveal His secrets to anyone except whom He chooses to be a. Messenger. 39 Another great sufi of the subcontinent, Hadhrat. Sufi Ahmad Janth of Ludhiana spoke of these revelations vouchsafed unto Hadhrat Ahmadas and declared that he: 'is not one of the common run of divines and spiritual preceptors, but has been specially commissioned by God and is a recipient of revelation. Hundreds of revelations and 38. Farid, [Hadhrat] Khawaja Ghulam. vide. Isharat e Faridi, vol, 3, p. 42 39. Al Quran 72. 27/28 13