The Miracle of Ahmad — Page 59
59 or inauthentic a ha d i th regarding the Mahdi and thus seek to impress upon the government that the Muslims are not waiting for any Mahdi or ‘ I s a [ Jesus] who would launch a fight against the Christians, or tries to reassure the government that at least he per - sonally believes that no such Mahdi will appear who wreaks havoc by spilling blood, nor will any Messiah appear who descends from Heaven to help the Mahdi; however, on the other hand, to his own people such a person says that it is an act of disbelief to deny the appearance of such a Mahdi. What is even more surprising is the fact that he believes his honour has not been harmed by this kind of action on his part, nor has the prestige of his followers been undermined for that matter. In short, this was the disgrace Maulaw i Muhammad Husain had to face, which was shared by Ja‘far Zatalli and the like-minded of his followers. Whether they become shameless and choose not to feel it, is now up to them. The second disgrace that was heaped upon them was in terms of their intellectual standing. They erroneously propagated among the people that the preposition lam is not to be used alongside the word ‘ajaba. Nevertheless, it seems that Maulaw i Sanaullah underestimates the above-mentioned instances of disgrace and is keen to experience some other kind of disrepute. What is more, they announce happily that he was awarded land, although that very land is testifying to his disgrace and bearing a categorical testimony to his hypocrisy. As long as he maintains possession of that land, his hypocrisy will be seen as fruit borne by the land itself, or vice versa. By launching an investigation into this mat - ter, you will find that all his success in this regard is based on his hypocritical conduct. If one is interested in learning the hidden