The Verdict of the Quran and Sunnah — Page 4
4 A Review of the Booklet ‘ Fai s lah A p Kare in ’—Judge for Yourself during the lifetime of the Promised Messiah as , in 1894 and again in 1895. The obligation of accepting the Promised Messiah as is another subject in and of itself. Presently, the point under consideration is the notion that two eclipses rather than one (to show his superiority) cannot be attributed to the Promised Messiah as. Even if this prophecy is not to be accepted as a H ad i th of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , it is still well-established as a prophecy of Hadrat Im a m B a qir rh , who passed away more than 1,200 years ago. Hadrat Muhammad Ibni ‘Al i al-B a qir rh was the grandson of Hadrat Im a m H usain ra and the son of Im a m Zainul-‘ A bid i n rh. Millions of Shia Muslims consider him an Im a m. He was raised amongst the family members of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. His method of relating events did not include the citation of the entire chain of narrators; rather, he would simply relate to others what he had heard. That is why we cannot judge traditions related by him using the traditional standards of verification. Instead, keeping in mind the high status and ranking of his dignified personage, as well as his good deeds and piety, whatever he attributes to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa should be given due consideration. Now whether or not B a w a Sahib accepts it, millions of Shia Muslims are bound to accept this tradition of Im a m B a qir rh , and a number of Sunni scholars give weight to this tradition as well. No matter how hard B a w a Sahib tries to twist the facts, he cannot deny the reality that Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as , the Promised Messiah and Mahd i , did not make this prophecy. If it was made by someone other than the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , then it would have been Hadrat Im a m B a qir rh. So then the question is whether or