Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 460
B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 460 From this sentence of the Gospel it appears that he was first killed and then hung on the wood1. But remember, as is the habit of the Christian clergy they have changed this sentence in some of their Urdu translations, but even up to this day, the words are the same in the English Gospels as I have removed the body and placed it in a canal to stop the water. When Jesus’ dis- ciples found the grave empty they shouted that he had physically ascended to heaven. Then the body was shown to everybody in the presence of Queen Helena, and Jesus’ disciples were deeply embarrassed. َ ْن ی ِ لَعْنَة ُ الل ِّٰ عَلَی الْكٰذِب [The curse of Allah be upon the liars]. See Jewish Encyclopaedia, page 172, volume 7. This encyclopaedia was compiled by the Jews. (Author) ٭ If in these verses of Allah the Exalted ْلَب ُهَعَفَّر ُهّٰللا ِهْيَلِا [‘On the contrary, Allah exalted him to Himself ’ ( S u rah an-Nis a ’, 4:159)] it is merely stated that Hadrat ‘ I s a, ’ may peace be upon him was physically raised to the second or fourth heaven, then let someone tell us in which verses of the Holy Quran is to be found the answer to this objection of the Jews when they say that Hadrat ‘ I s a, unlike believers, did not experience spiritual exaltation to- wards Allah the Exalted? It would be an insult—God forbid—of the Holy Quran if the Jews objected about one thing and the answer given was quite another, as if God Almighty did not understand what the Jews’ contention was. The Jews did not demand that Hadrat ‘ I s a show some special mir- acle in this regard, their only objection was that he was not exalted like common believers. The befitting answer could only be that he was in fact exalted towards God Almighty. Thus, if this is not what the above verse means, and instead it denotes physical ascension to heaven, this would not be a rebuttal to the Jews’ objection. To think concerning the Holy Quran that it gives irrelevant answers to questions can take one to the stage of disbelief. Since it was the duty of the Holy Quran to remove the false accusation levelled by the Jews against Jesus—one from among the many of these was their denial of his spiritual exaltation and thus they considered him to be a disbeliever, God forbid—so it was incumbent on the Holy Quran to acquit him of this charge. If these verses do not acquit him, then those other such verses of the Holy Quran must be furnished in which Hadrat ‘ I s a, is absolved of this objection. (Author) 1. The God of your fathers raised up Jesus, whom Ye slew and hanged on tree. Acts 5:30. [Publisher]