A Call to Faith — Page 20
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 20 and his followers firmly established the Messiah of Nazareth as had died and no messiah was to descend from heaven. The Muslim ulema, whom the Holy Prophet sa said would be the worst of all creation in the latter days 14 , came to realise the Messiah as could not be kept alive and there was no contesting the Ahmadiyya Community on this issue. So they immediately changed their stance, and now it is generally said there is no need for a messiah and mahdi as the Holy Prophet sa is a sufficient guide. 30 years ago people would allege the worst offence of the founder of the Ahmadiyya Community was that he rejected the advent of the heavenly messiah. Today, it is said his most grievous error was to believe in the advent of a messiah after the Holy Prophet sa. Is the Holy Prophet sa not an ample guide [they ask]. Those who have eyes can see this tumultuous change which reaches from the east to the west does not emanate from a love for Islam but from hostility to the Promised Messiah as. As someone once said: َ لَبُِبِّ عٍَِّ بَلْ بِبُغْضِ مُعَاوِیَة What occurs is from enmity to Muawiyyah rather than love for Ali. The same condition afflicts the Muslims of today 14 Kanzul-‘Ummal , Vol. 11, p. 181, 2012 Damascus, hadith no. 31136 [Publishers]