The Honour of Prophets

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

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The Honour of Prophets — Page 55

55 from the human race and declared King Ramchandra to be God with such absolute certainty that to this day all Hindus chant the name of Rama instead of remembering their Parmeshwar. In fact, even their words of greeting are: “Ram Ram. ” Now, one can deduce from this that the Christians have not yet become as unbridled in deifying Christ as the Hindus have become in attributing Godhead to Ramchandra. This has occurred to such an extent that the Hindus have almost forgotten the name of their Parmeshwar and on every occasion they utter ‘Ram Ram’. Hence, just as King Ramchandra was deified to establish his honour and excessive superiority by way of reciprocation, so too was Christ son of Mary given the status of God. First, the wicked Jews declared the birth of the Messiah to be unlawful and accused Mary of adultery. They further cast grave aspersions on the Messiah’s character. This is evident from various books written by certain Jewish scholars which are in my study at present. These books, as it may be ascertained, have portrayed a terrible picture of Christ’s life. In these days, the books of such Jewish scholars are read in our evening gatherings for the sole purpose that our community may come to know that the attacks made on the life of Christ are far worse than the ones levelled, by way of slander and calumny, against the practical life