Majestic Writings of the Promised Messiah — Page 22
as in View of Some Renowned Muslim Scholars [ 22 ] After exterminating the entire breed of swine, the Messiah would turn his wrath to the one-eyed Antichrist and will at last overpower him. Then the ulema will again praise the Lord and joyfully declare that the Messiah has accomplished this feat and now it is their turn and the Messiah will reform them. But the Messiah will again excuse himself saying that he has yet to break the cross, and then he will head towards the churches, and will break each and every cross in sight; then he will invade the privacy of Christian homes and will break every cross he finds. He will even get into their wardrobes to search for the cross that is worn around the neck as a decorative piece and the images of the cross embroidered or printed on garments. In short, he will not leave a single cross on the face of the earth. Having accomplished this arduous task, he, if still unmarried, will get married, have children, and finally say goodbye to this earthly abode. The mullahs are not at all amused by such literal ren- dering; they consider it quite sensible. Reaction of the Literalists to Profound Interpretation Now consider the Ahmadiyyah viewpoint, about which the ulema say that Ahmad i s have lost their minds and interpret everything. The Messiah is not the original Jesus, nor does cross indicate the physical crosses; and nor are the words swine, Damascus, and minaret used in a literal sense. How