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the Pharisees and the Saducees rejected as the truthful Messiah of the. Jewish nation, often argued that his mission had absolutely no bearing on temporal power and the kingdom which had been promised them was infact a spiritual one which 'cometh not with observation for. behold. the kingdom of God is within you. $24. The Jewish nation however, refused to accept Christ's reasoning since they were hell bent on accepting only that Messiah who would literally deliver to them their entire expectations of a temporal kingdom. . Ironically, the Muhammedian Messiah, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad suffered the same fate that had been experienced by his predecessor, the. Mosaic Messiah some 2000 years ago. While the Promised Messiah establishes his claim on the grounds that his kingdom is throughly divorced from material considerations, his opponents ridicule him and allege that he, God forbid, 'indulges in great orgies of imagination and puts forward the most far fetched meanings. $25. This situation, one must stress, may sound ironic but then what else could one expect considering that our lord and master, Hazrat. Muhammed Mustapha, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, foresaw the situation and prophesied that such conditions would come to prevail in his Ummah. Traditions for instance report that our beloved master, peace be upon him, declared: 'You will follow the precepts of those who have gone before you. '. When the companions, upon whom be peace, asked 'O Messenger of. Allah, the Jews and the Christians,' he said, 'Who else ?'26. ABUNDANCE OF GOODS. AFFLUENCE AND PROSPERITY OF PEOPLE. This relentless and unholy crusade against Hazrat Mirza Ghulam. Ahmad, the Promised Messiah prophesied by our beloved master, Hazrat. Muhammed Mustapha, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, continues on the alleged grounds that while our beloved Prophet's 24. Luke 17. 20/21 26. Sahih Bukhari: Kitab al Anbiyya 25. Nadwi, A. H: Qadianism. A Critical Study: pg 44 229