The Heavenly Sign — Page 42
42 Nishan-e-Āsmānī ruling according to the Holy Qur'an. ' He again said: 'He will give his ruling according to the Holy Qur'an. ' I said to him that the Ulema are the heirs to the Qur'an, why would they reject him?" He answered that the Ulema would strongly reject him. I repeated my question, 'Why would the Ulema deny him when they are the heirs to the Qur'an?' At this he became greatly annoyed and incensed and answered: 'You will see what the Ulema will do. They will oppose him vehemently. ' Then I asked him, "'Īsāas has come of age, but where is he?" He said, "In Qādiān. " At this I said to him, "Qādiān is but three leagues' distance from Luddiyāna. Surely there is no 'Īsāas there!" To this he did not reply then, but at another occasion he did answer my question. I have not been able to relate it earlier because it happened such a long time ago. Now I can recall that in the end he told me several times that 'Isaas was in Qādiān, which is near Batāla. When he had said to me that 'Isāas was in Qādiān, and had come of age, I said, "'Īsā, son of Maryamas, is in heaven and he is supposed to descend at the Ka'ba. Who then is this 'Isaas who you say is in Qādiān and has attained manhood?" To this he answered with great kindness and compassion and said: ""Īsā, son of Maryamas, has died. He will never come back. I have thoroughly researched this matter. 'Īsā son of Maryamas is dead, he will not come back. God has called me a king. I speak the truth. I never utter falsehood. " Then, on his own accord, he repeated