Truth About the Split — Page 51
51 fail to strike those before whom the Maulawi Sahib has appeared for the first time in his new role. Next, when we consider the prophecy in the light of actual events, we may notice that even from the point of view of common sense, the interpretation given by the Promised Messiah as is the only one which can be deemed valid and correct. The Holy Prophet sa had prophesied that Muslims would come to resemble Jews and Christians. We may notice that in religious matters the only likeness to the Jews which Muslims have acquired is that, like Jews, Muslims at large have denied the Messiah who appeared among them. They have not indeed adopted any of the peculiarities which distinguish Judaism from other faiths; nor has any considerable party of them actually joined the rank of the Jews who, it maybe noted, are as a rule reluctant to admit strangers into their community. Therefore, to be the like of Jews clearly signified, in the case of Muslims, denial of their Messiah and antagonism to him. But, on the other hand, "following the ways of the Christians" can justly be interpreted as actual conversion to Christianity; for, as a matter of fact we find that at the present time all the Muslim sects with the solitary exception of the Ahmadiyya Community are unanimous in unduly magnifying the dignity of Jesus as