Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 181
? PROMISED MESSIAH'S ACHIEVEMENTS 174 The Promised Messiah (peace be on him and salutations) has accomplished both these achievements. By saving him from death on the Cross, he saved the Messiah on the one hand from an accursed death and on the other, gave a death blow to Christianity, and again saved Islam from innovation by establishing that the Messiah died a natural death. For, it is derogatory both to Islam and to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and the blessings of Allah be on him) that a prophet who neither profited by his faith nor partook of the fruit of his garden, should come to revive the religion of Islam; in fact, it finishes the whole of his mission. The Promised Messiah, through a dual attack, made short work both of Christianity and of innovation. Once he finished Christianity by showing up the Messiah as alive and again he finished innovation in Islam by showing up that he died a natural death. Both these are monumental achievements which shall be remembered as long as the world lasts. It is, however, a matter of regret that our community has not paid much heed to these achievements nor has it grasped their full import. The facts relating to the Messiah's whereabouts after the incident of the Cross are second line arguments which the Promised Messiah (peace and salutations be on him) has put forward. The crux of the matter is the Messiah's coming down the Cross alive. If he came off