Claims of the Promised Messiah (as) — Page 14
[ 14 ] Messiah descends from heaven, he would be clad in two yellow robes. ( Tash’ hi dh-ul- Adh’h a n , June 1906) These allegations should appear striking to people who are familiar with religious history and the writings of the orientalist of Europe, because similar allegations have always been made in the past. Just where did they learn to make such allegations? Here is the real story: In the March 24, 1911 issue of the newspaper Ahl-e- H ad i th, p. 2, col. 2, Maulav i Than a ‘ull a h Amritsar i challenged Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra in these words: Do we, or do we not, have the right to question his (the Promised Messiah’s) mission and Prophethood in the same way as the Christians and Arya s question the Prophethood of the Holy Prophet sa ? It is easy to put these attacks in perspective when we find that these people learned their tactics from the Arya s and Christians who make filthy allegations about the Holy Prophet sa and Islam! Abuses Hurled by the Christian Writers A famous Christian writer, William Muir, in his book Life of Mahomet , p. 46–47, criticizes the Holy Prophet sa with regards to his developing claim of Prophethood. He says: