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216. Essence of Islam-III. If we were to rely solely upon the available record, it would not be possible to establish the Prophethood of Jesus. On the contrary, he would be charged with falsehood and imposture. For instance, he whom he represented as the Prophet Elias denied that he was Elias. But as the. Holy Qur'an affirms the Prophethood of Jesus as, we believe in him as such and regard his rejection as patent disbelief. [Diā-ul-Haq, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 9, pp. 303-304]. Jesus (peace be upon him) has been a victim of the misguided in a strange manner. During his lifetime the disbelieving Jews called him an infidel, liar, deceiver and impostor and denied his spiritual exaltation. When he died, those who were inclined towards the worship of man deified him. The Jews denied his spiritual exaltation and were countered with the doctrine of his physical ascent to heaven. Previous Prophets were exalted to heaven spiritually after they had died, but Jesus was declared to be seated in heaven bodily in his clothes and with all human qualities while he was still alive. This was a reply to his persistent rejection by the Jews and their denial of his spiritual exaltation, but it was an altogether absurd reply. [Brāhīn-e-Ahmadiyyah, part V, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 21, p. 57]. . A certain person named Hidayatullāh has published a pamphlet in which he has accused me of denying the miracles of Jesus as. In doing so, he has sought support from some paragraphs of my book Izāla-e-Auhām. Remember, such people are the victims of their own short sightedness and lack of intelligence. I do not deny the miracles of Jesus (peace be on him); there is no doubt that he did work some miracles. The Gospel accounts of