Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 133
133 derogatory both to Islam and to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and the blessings of Allah be on him) that a prophet who neither profited by his faith nor partook of the fruit of his garden, should come to revive the religion of Islam; in fact, it finishes the whole of his mission. The Promised Messiah, through a dual attack, made short work both of Christianity and of innovation. Once he finished Christianity by showing up the Messiah as alive and again he finished innovation in. Islam by showing up that he died a natural death. Both these are monumental achievements which shall be remembered as long as the world lasts. It is, however, a matter of regret that our community has not paid much heed to these achievements nor has it grasped their full import. The facts relating to the Messiah's whereabouts after the incident of the Cross are second line arguments which the Promised Messiah (peace and salutations be on him) has put forward. The crux of the matter is the Messiah's coming down the Cross alive. If he came off the Cross alive, Christianity is finished. Christians are coming to realize this. Mr. Criltondon, Secretary-General of Inter-fellowship, University of London, observed in the course of a speech in the London Mosque on March 11, 1956, that if the Ahmadiyya viewpoint about the death of. Jesus was correct, Christianity would be no more and that if the Messiah did not really die on the Cross, the entire foundation of the Church is demolished and the whole of its edifice must come down to earth. . THE COMING MESSIAH. If, therefore, the Messiah died a natural death, the innovation among Muslims meets a short shrift and their entire gossamer is torn to bits and the erroneous beliefs they have long been involved in are falsified. For, if the Messiah died his