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50 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad An Address of the Promised Messiah as at the Farewell Gathering 1 The Purpose of the Advent of the Promised Messiah as The Promised Messiah as states: “Authentic and definitive knowledge has been given to us in the Holy Quran alluding to the fact that Jesus, peace be upon him, was taken down from the cross alive and that he was saved from this calamity. However, it is a pity that over the last one thousand years, where many other af- flictions have appeared, this matter too fell into darkness, and unfortunately, the notion became firmly rooted within the Muslims that the Messiah as was lifted into the heavens alive and that he will descend from the sky when the Resurrec- tion approaches. However, in this, the fourteenth century, Allah the Exalted sent me by way of divine appointment so that I may dispel the errors that have taken root within the Muslims internally and manifest the truth of Islam before the world. Fur- thermore, I have been sent to respond to the allegations that are levelled against Islam externally and clearly demonstrate the reality of the other false religions— particularly the religion of the cross, i. e. the Christian faith. I have been tasked to uproot its erroneous doctrines, which are dangerous and harmful to the people, and which are a hindrance to the nourishment and development of man’s spir- itual faculties. The True Facts About Jesus as Son of Mary From among these various beliefs, one concept relates to the Messiah ascending into heaven—a notion, which unfortunately, even some Muslims have begun to advocate. It is this very concept on which Christianity is based, because the foun- dation on which salvation stands in Christianity is this very cross. The Christians 1 During the very days in which the Promised Messiah as was writing his book Jesus in India, it came to light that certain relics of the Messiah of Nazareth as had been found in Nasibain (situated in the Arab country of Iraq), which furnished evidence of the Messiah’s journey and corroborated the fact that he settled in Kashmir. The Promised Messiah as deemed it advisable to dispatch a commission or delegation to personally investigate and examine these relics and the state of affairs, and then for the delegation to return to Qadian from the route on which the Messiah journeyed to Kashmir. In order to see off this delegation and bid them farewell, an event was arranged by the name of Jalsa Al- Wida (The Farewell Gathering). Due to certain compelling circumstances, although the dispatch of this delegation was postponed, the event, nonetheless, was held on the 12-14 November 1899, with great excitement and celebration. The present address was delivered by the Promised Messiah as on this occasion.