True Christianity and How It Leads to Islam — Page 29
TRUE CHRISTIANITY AND HOW IT LEADS T O IS L A M 29 prophet shall die”. (Deuteronomy 18:20 ) The words, “that prophet shall die”, can mean that a false claimant of revelation will not die a natural death, or that his movement will not flourish, since all true prophets are known to have passed away, including Moses, who mentioned this standard of j udgment. Hazrat Ahmad continued to convey his divine revelations (Tazkirah) for about thirty years, died a natural death and his movement has been progressing throughout the world. Jesus presented this merit as a proof of the truth. “Which of you convinceth me of sin?” (John 8:46) The Promised Messiah, Hazrat Ahmad, also emphasized that it is inconceivable that an acknowledged truthful and holy person, who may have spent a considerable part of his life - time among his people, could turn out to be an imposter and a liar. Very confiden tly, he said: “You cannot accuse me of fabricating a lie, or falsehood or deceit in my life preceding my claims, lest you may think that one who is used to lying may have done the same now. Which of you can find any fault with anything in my life? It is God’s grace that from the very first, He guarded me against evil and made me lead a pious life”. (Tazkiratush - Shahadatain p. 62 ) This indeed was a claim of great courage. No one could raise his finger to point out any evil and no one could accept his