Ahmadiyyat or Qadianism! Islam or Apostasy? — Page 278
Hence, these adversaries who insist upon a literal fulfilment of the signs narrated in the Traditions have no option but to admit that these. Traditions are subject to interpretation. Failure to admit this would be tantamount to subjecting to doubt, a considerable proportion of the. Traditions bearing upon the advent of the Promised Messiah. . On the other hand, if the opponents of the Ahmadiyya Muslim. Community rise above their prejudice and accept the wisdom of Hazrat. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's interpretations of these Traditions, they may yet find that the apparent contradictions in these are beautifully reconciled. . However, if these contentious mullahs choose to persist in their ignorance, then they may do so at their own peril but they may rest assured that, like the Jews who still await their Messiah and continue to knock their heads on the wailing wall at the temple of Solomon, they too will wait in anticipation but no Messiah of whatsoever description is going to literally descend from heaven in his corporeal body while holding the wings of two angels. The one who was to come has arrived. Recognise him if you will and reject him at your peril. The choice is entirely yours. . Those who reject him however, should be warned that our beloved. Prophet, Hazrat Muhammed Mustapha, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, required Muslims to find the Mahdi and: 'swear allegiance at his hands even if they have to reach him across ice-bound mountains on their knees for he is the Mahdi and the. Caliph of Allah. '12. And since this Mahdi was to be none other than the Promised. Messiah, in view of our beloved master's Tradtion: 'La Mahdi ila Isa' 'There is no Mahdi except Isa¹³ the entire Muslim Ummah is under obligation to convey to him our 12. Sunan Ibn Majah 279 13. Ibid