A Critical Review of the Pamphlet, 'Fateh-e-Qadian' — Page 88
88 A critical Review of the Pamphlet—‘f a te h -e-Qadian’ The days are approaching when every Muslim will lose hope in the belief in the life of Jesus and will feel frustrated. The Promised Messiah and Mahdi as has prophesied as a great challenge: Remember very well that no one shall ever come down from Heaven. All our opponents who live today shall die and none from among them shall ever see Jesus, son of Mary [ Hadrat ‘ I s a as Ibn-e-Maryam as ], coming down from Heaven; then their children that are left after them shall also die and none from among them shall ever see Jesus, son of Mary [ Hadrat ‘ I s a as Ibn-e-Maryam as ], coming down from Heaven, and then their third generation shall also die and they too shall not see Jesus, son of Mary [ Hadrat ‘ I s a as Ibn-e-Maryam as ] coming down. Then, God shall cause great consternation in their minds and they shall then say that the period of the dominance of the Cross has also passed and the way of life has changed completely, yet the son of Mary has not come down. Then, in dismay, the wise among them shall forsake their belief. ( Tadhkiratush-Shah a datain, published in 1903, p. 65) In view of this fundamental difference, another clear, open and realistic declaration was made by Hadrat Mirz a Ta hir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV rh , the then Imam of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, on April 7, 1985, in London during the Annual Convention. It should be noted that Musht a q Chisht i did not pay any attention to this declaration, nor did he inform the public about it. Therefore, it is not unlikely that he had given up on the idea of the second coming of his presumed Messiah. We bring, once again, this magnificent and challenging announcement addressed to our opponents, to everyone’s attention: