The Holy War — Page 230
230 2 June 1893 Statement of h a d rat Mirza [Ghulam Ahmad] Sahib Deputy [Abdullah Atham] sahib states that before the manifestation there was a link with the second Person of the Godhead, but we cannot accept this unless he presents clear verses from the Gospels that the manifestation happened afterwards and that there was a link with the second Person of the Godhead from the beginning. Then his saying that I have proven the possibility of Trinity by logic, and have proven its occurrence through the Word of God ; both of these remain—as of today—mere claims. The audience may peruse the pages of his replies and see; where has he logically proven the possibility of the Trinity? The judgement of a logical nature is always conclusive. If it were to be logically permissible for the Messiah to be included in the Trinity, then logic would dictate this to be possible for others as well. Then Deputy sahib asks upon which Prophet did the Holy Spirit descend in the form of a dove? I proclaim that if the Holy Spirit had descended on Jesus the Messiah in the form of a gargantuan animal like an elephant or a camel, then it might have been some small occa- sion to boast; but to boast about a tiny little bird—labelling it as some- thing incomparable—is totally out of place! Behold, according to the disciples, the Holy Spirit descended upon them in the form of sparks of fire and sparks of fire prevail over a dove, because if a dove falls into the sparks of a fire it will get burned. And your comment that which Prophet is equal to Jesus? only exposes your wishful thinking. I ask if Moses, peace be upon him, was not greater than Jesus, peace be upon him, for whom he was sent