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217 comparison at all. While Jesus as spent a life in subjugation according to the Gospels, Prophet Muhammad sa attained authority and power near the end of his life and forgave his bitterest opponents. Jesus as never had the chance to do that, as he never gained any power. His ascendancy to power is left to be demonstrated in future on the occasion of his long-awaited “second coming”. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as expresses this sentiment when he writes:. . . the moral qualities of Ha ḍ rat Mas īḥ [Jesus Christ as ], peace be on him, cannot be established to a perfect degree… rather… they cannot be established even with regard to one type. Because the Mas īḥ showed patience under distress, the perfection of this quality would have been demonstrated only if the Mas īḥ had obtained authority and power over his persecutors and had forgiven his oppressors from the bottom of his heart, as did Ha ḍ rat Kh ā tamul-Anbiy ā ’ [Seal of Prophets, in reference to, Prophet Muhammad], peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who obtained complete victory over the Makkans and others and after virtually having his sword upon their throats, forgave them their crimes, and he punished only those few who had been condemned by a