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succeed in putting it into effect; but when the time of the design of God arrives, that which had appeared most difficult becomes easily available. 184. Hadhrat Ahmad as discussed the question of Divine decree and determination at great length in his books and stated quite clearly that: 'It is not within the power of man to emerge from the operation of the system of Divine decrees and determination. 185 186 20. In his twentieth allegation against Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam. Ahmadas, Abdul Hafeez alleges that in his book Izalah Auham,. Hadhrat Ahmadas declared that 'Hazrat Mahdi will not come" whereas when one refers to the original work, one finds that he did not deny the advent of the Imam Mahdi but of one who would not also be the Messiah³ prophesied in the traditions of. Hadhrat Muhammadsa. He argued this on the basis of the. Hadeeth attributed to the Holy Prophet of Islamsa in which he is reported to have declared: 'La Mahdi illa Isa, 188 i. e. , There is no Mahdi except Isa and also: 'Whosoever lives from among you shall meet Jesus, son of Mary, who is Imam Mahdi, arbiter and judge'89 and stated that there is no reason why the Messiah cannot be the Mahdi⁹0 - a statement which constitutes an admission of the fact that the advent of the Imam Mahdi is a reality. 21. The next allegation against Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas refers to the question of the signs which would become apparent in the latter age amongst which it is stated that the sun would rise from the west which ignorant scholars of Islam like 84. Ahmad, [Hadhrat] Mirza Ghulam. Braheen Ahmadiyya, pt. v, p. 2; Ruhani Khazain, vol. 21, p. 3 85. Ibid. p. 1; Ruhani Khazain, vol. 5, p. 2 86. Shah, Syed Abdul Hafeez. Two in One, 52 87. Ahmad, [Hadhrat] Mirza Ghulam. Izalah Auham, 518; Ruhani Khazain, vol. 3, p. 378 88. Sunan Ibn Majah 35. 24 89. Masnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, vol. 2, p. 411 90. Ahmad, [Hadhrat] Mirza Ghulam. Izalah Auham, pp. 518/19; Ruhani Khazain, vol. 3, p. 378 334