Truth About the Split — Page 50
50 Muslims have been taught to pray for protection are only two in number, viz. (1) to deem him an infidel who was to arise as the Messiah as in Islam—to bring him into contempt, to seek to cast aspersions upon his character, to pronounce the fatwa of death against him. These are the dangers referred to in the verse " Ghairil Maghdubi ‘Alaihim ". (2) The second danger against which the Muslims have been taught to seek protection in the chapter, is the danger of Christianity and the fact that the chapter closes with the mention of this danger indicates that the danger of Christianity will be like a mighty flood and will surpass every other danger. " This interpretation by the Promised Messiah as — that by being turned into Jews what was signified was antagonism to the Promised Messiah as , and that by being turned into Christians was meant actual conversion to Christianity of many of the Muslims of his time and not that his own followers would act the role of the Christians—ought to have been conclusive for every Ahmadi. Nevertheless, Maulawi Muhammad Ali chose to put a new interpretation on the prophecy and on the Quranic verse. Such an attitude on his part will hardly come as a surprise to those who during the last four years have observed his gradual lapse from loyalty to his Master, but it cannot