Christianity - A Journey from Facts to Fiction — Page xiv
xiv Christianity – A Journey from Facts to Fiction Christ as , however a few and far between, a total darkness would envelop the Western horizon. Without Christianity there is no light in Western civilization, but, alas, that light is also fast fading. It is essential for the Christian world to return to the reality of Christ as and to cure themselves of their split identity and inherent hypocricy *. ’ Summing up the theme of the Coming of the first Messiah— Jesus Christ as —and his second Coming in the person of Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as. The author says: ‘Here is the case of Messiah who was a fact of history and not the product of fiction, and here again is the case of Messiah whose re-advent was as realistic as was his first appearance as a commissioned Divine leader. It is entirely upto the people of this age to choose to live continuously in a world of legends and fancies… or to accept the hard realities of this life. ’ As Muslims we believe in, deeply love and have the greatest regard for this Noble Prophet as of Allah Jesus Christ as. And as Ahmadi Muslims we believe in his second coming which was fulfilled in the person of Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as the Promised Messiah and Mahdi. And we invite the whole world to Jesus Christ as , the Prophet of Allah. We invite the entire world to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , the last and the greatest Prophet as of Allah, about whose advent Jesus Christ as , like other Prophets as , prophesied. And we invite the whole world to Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as , the Promised Messiah and Mahdi who was the * Italics are mine.