A Critical Review of the Pamphlet, 'Fateh-e-Qadian' — Page 83
REVIVAL of Islam LiEs in PROVING the Death of Jesus 83 beloved Master had separated from them for good. Affected by this deep grief, Hadrat ‘ Umar ra refused to accept that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa had died. With a sword in his hand, he stood up and declared that he will cut off the head of anyone who declared that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa had died. He said that the Holy Prophet sa had certainly not died and, as Moses [ Hadrat M u s a as ] temporarily separated from his people to supplicate to God, similarly the Holy Prophet sa had left them temporarily and would come back. In this state of affairs, some Companions ra dispatched runners to fetch Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra. When he came, he visited the holy body wrapped in a white sheet. He lifted the sheet from the blessed face and realized that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa had in fact died. Uncontrollably, tears began to flow from his eyes. He leaned and kissed his forehead and observed, ‘God will never let you suffer two deaths’, implying that he will not come back after dying to die again. Maybe he meant that he has died physically, but his Faith will live forever. He then came out weeping and, standing among the gathering of the Companions recited some verses of the Holy Quran. The first verse he recited was S u rah A l-e-‘Imr a n chapter 3 verse 145: And Muhammad sa is only a messenger. Verily, all Messengers have passed away before him. If then he die or be slain, will you turn back on your heels?