True Insights into the Concept of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat — Page 95
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 95 ] doing what they have always done. Then, how can one dis- tinguish between the truthful and the false claimants? On page 363 of H ijajul-Kar a mah f i A th a ril-Qiy a mah , Naw- w a b S idd i q H asan Kh a n writes about the time when the Im a m Mahd i will come: The ulema of the time, having been accustomed to blind following of their theologians and ancestors, will accuse the Mahdi of having come to destroy their religion and nation. They will band together against him and, in accordance with their characteristic, will do their utmost to humiliate and destroy him. This prediction has been fulfilled word for word. You would note the ‘White Paper’ is entitled Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam. I will now present a reference from the well known Mujaddid (Reformer) Alf-e-Th a n i , Hadrat Ahmad Sirhind i. In his Makt u b a t , he states in volume 2, page 104: It will not be surprising if these so called ulema were to reject Jesus as based on his insight and deep under- standing of Islam and the Shar i ‘ah. They will adjudge his teachings as contrary to the Book and the Sunnah. This reference is very significant. We had several references mentioning the opposition the Mahdi would face but this reference specifically mentions the Messiah—Jesus as —and the opposition he would face. The ‘ulema’ believe he would descend from Heaven with his hands upon the shoulders of