Guidance for Perceiving Minds — Page 108
h a d rat Mirza ghulam AHmAD as 108 Was there a tribe of the Children of Israel in heaven, so he went to them to show the convincing proof ? If this was not the case, what necessity led his feet to heaven? What is his excuse for not conveying his message to his people who are spread through- out the country and in need of guidance? What is most astonishing is that people named Jesus as a Nab i Sayy ah [traveling prophet] and say that he travelled paths that were not trodden upon, nor were birds guided to them. He cov- ered all or most of the earth, walked the secure and insecure lands and saw everything that existed in that time. Yet, they say that at the time of crucifixion, he was raised to heaven immediately, and he did not leave his homeland until he was invited to the Lord of Majesty. What is this contradiction? Do you understand? What are these differences? Can you reconcile them? So, the truth is, and I only speak the truth, that the other say- ing is correct, and as for the saying that Jesus as was raised to heaven, it is rejected. Because ascending to heaven before completing the mission of conveying the message to all tribes was a clear disobe- dience and an ugly crime. It is known that the Children of Israel during the time of Jesus, peace be upon him, were dispersed and spread across the countries of India, Persia and Kashmir, so it was his duty to reach them, meet them, and guide them to the path of the Almighty Lord. Abandoning an obligation is a disobedience, and turning away from an astray people who are awaiting guidance is a great crime. Infallible prophets are indeed exalted from such crimes, which are the most heinous of sins. Then after that I will map the path that Jesus as chose when migrating, which is this: