Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 178
178 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad cross in those days was not like present-day hangings where a person dies within minutes after they are hung. In fact, during that time, people were nailed to the cross and then they would remain there for numerous days and die of thirst and hunger. The Messiah as was not faced with such circum- stances. He was taken down from the cross after two or three hours. These are the accounts that we find in the Gospel, which are powerful testimonies to substantiate that the Messiah as did not die on the cross. Then, there is another strong testimony that supports this view as well—the Ointment of Jesus. This ointment has been consistently recorded in thousands of books of medicine, and it is written that this ointment was prepared by the dis- ciples to dress the wounds of the Messiah as. There is mention of this oint- ment in the medical texts of both the Jews and Christians. How then can it be asserted that he died on the cross? In addition to all these evidences, there is another proof that has categorically established that the notion of the Messiah as dying on the cross is absolutely false and untrue, and that he absolutely, most definitely, did not die on the cross, and that is the tomb of the Messiah. The Tomb of the Messiah It has been established that the tomb of the Messiah is situated in Mohalla Khanyar in Srinagar, and this is a discovery that will shake the world, because if the Messiah died on the cross, how can this tomb exist? Question: Have you seen it yourself ? Answer: I have not gone there personally, but I sent one of my sincere and trustworthy followers. He remained there for some time and after thorough investigations, collected 500 signatures from reliable men who testify to the authenticity of the tomb. These people refer to this man as the Prophet Prince and they also state that this is the tomb of Isa Sahib. 1 Some 1100 years ago, a book titled Ikmal-ud-Din was published which is exactly the same as the Gospel. This book is attributed to Yuz Asaf who named this book Bushra (meaning good news in Arabic), which is also the meaning of the word ‘Gospel’. This book contains the same parables, the same accounts, 1 Isa is the Arabic name for Jesus as and Sahib is a title of respect used for an honourable man. [Publisher]