Ahmadiyyat Is Not a New Religion — Page 18
18 Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad Ibn Maryam [son of Mary] would descend among the Muslims and serve as Hakam [Judge] and Adal [Arbitrator] and that this ‘son of Mary’ refers to the same Prophet Jesus as who appeared six hundred years before the advent of the Holy Prophet s as. Thus, they contended that Jesus as would himself descend from the heavens and reform the world as prophesied by Prophet Muhammad s as. Given this prophecy, they questioned how Hazrat Mirza Sahib as —a resident of Punjab born in the village of Qadian—could be the Promised Messiah. They asserted that his claim to this title left only two possibilities: either he was a madman or an imposter. This was the objection raised against his claim. In response, Hazrat Mirza Sahib as said that if Jesus as were alive, it would be valid to ask how another individual could appear in his place when he has yet to return. He further explained that if the doctrine of Jesus’ physical return served to honour the Holy Prophet s as and Jesus as , it could be reasoned that God would resend him to demonstrate the honour of other prophets to the world. However, neither of these scenarios is true.