Khilafat Centenary Souvenir 1908-2008 — Page 41
Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as used to feel an occasional hindrance in his tongue during speech. It was sometimes difficult for him to utter sy ll ables and words. This was, of course, in fulfillment of the prophecy made by Isaiah as. It was also a feature that had been foretold by a number of Muslim saints, as recorded in the literature: He would feel hindrance in talking, and in that situation of impediment, he would strike his thighs. This is what he used to do during such situations. He would speak in another tongue: This part of the prophecy was also fulfilled, because Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as spoke neither Hebrew nor Arabic, and so he conveyed his message in a different tongue. Christians, you are the Messiah. You are the king for the low and the high. The physical appearance of J esusas in light of Biblical teachings It is a Christian belief that with the seco nd coming of J esus as , the time of the ph ys ical body ends, and that a purely spiritual era begins. This ma y be a satisfying belief for some, but it actually contradicts the teachings of the Bible, which refers to the bodily appearance of J esus as. John has called those who believe that Jesus would not return ph ys ically 'deceivers' and worse: For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. That is a d ece iver and an Antichrist. 2 John:7 And so at the appointed time, the physical appearance of the Messiah of this age did occur. It was the Messiah of Jews, Christians and Muslims, Krishna for the Hindus, and a great Guru for the Sikhs: <llQF WISDOM 0 0 Krishna, the reformer, appear, you are the leader of ~ both the worlds, we are eagerly waiting for you, when you. . . . will appear? You are Mahdi for the Muslims and for the I am the water that came from heaven at an appointed time. I am the Divinely light that has illuminated the day. Promised Messiah Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as 0 Christians, you are the Messiah. You are the king for the low and the high. Th en shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you, and you shall be hated of all the nations for my name's sake. :s: Bhai Praitam Zia i How it is possible that one single man could be the reformer awaited by some different faiths? The fact that there would be a single reformer is a belief not only of the Ahmadi yya Muslim Community. Indeed , others share it, too. Thus, Hindu poet, Bhai Praitam Ziai wrote a poem about Krishna in 1937 , which was published in the Magazine "Veer Bharat" in Lahore, Pakistan, in which he said: 0 Krishna, the reformer, appear, you are the leader of both the wor lds, we are eagerly wai ting for you, wh en you will appear? You are Mahdi for the Muslims and for the Matthew 24:9 In the above verse, from the Gospel of Matthew, J esus as is not talking about present- da y Christians. In this age, Christians are no longer persecuted in the name of Christ. It is the followers of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as , the Messiah of this age, who have been suffering hardship and persecution in different parts of the world, for over one hundred years now. In this sense, even the suffering and hardship that Ahmadi Muslims ha ve experienced is a manifestation of the truthfulness of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as , and yet another prophec y fulfilled.