Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 441
441 through aoarOQ-operabioa, then it follows that Islam will get its $'ew life through Mr. . Gandhi and thus (God forbid). the sacred head of the Holy Prophet (may peace and the blessings of God be upon him!) shall ever remain bent before Mr. Gandhi for the Jatter's favour, to bim; for Mr. . Gandhi has. received. nothing from the Holy Prophet^ while the Holy Prophet will ; get every- thing from>Mr. -Gandhi. 'Would that you had destroyed yourselves ibefore the thought occurred to you. . Mr. Gandhi may be. an. earn- est [political leader, but one cannot help expressing /astonishment ,and regret at your : taking him for a guide ' in a. matter OD which [according tp you depends the life and, death of Islam and ; which iyou regard >as a -religious duty of. paramount importance. . Have. you not already experienced God's:, jealousy as the result of your 'assigning to Jesus* of Nazareth the position of a benefactor of the Holy Proph'Bt \ (may peace and; ? the ; blessings of God be upon him !)? God's Messiah tojd. you times without number not to be so unjust as to believe that an outside prophet would come to reform Islam and thus occupy. the position of a benefactor to the ^Holy-Prophet (may peace and the, blessings of God be upon him O^a belief which involved an insult to. the Hqly Prophet and ,-an undue exaltation of an outsider. You: have already, tasted, the. fruit of your conduct and will yet taste more of it. When, you. exalted Christ over the Holy. Prophet (may peace and the blessings of God be upon him,!) why. should not God have, exalted the Christians over you ? You> did not listen to the voice of the Promised Messiah, and you have seen at last how painful is the chastisement of God. You made the Holy Prophet (may peace and the blessings of. God he. upon him,!) bend his. neck before Jesus,. by according to the latter the position of a. benefactor to the former and the result is that God has made you bend your necks before the Christians everywhere- So whatever is- happening