Now, the purpose to ponder is what profit the doctrine regarding the lifetime of Jesus has delivered to the world. Has it resulted in ethical and sensible reform or has it given rise to evil? The extra one ponders over this truth, the defects of this doctrine develop into all of the extra evident. I really say that Islam has sustained immense hurt owing to this doctrine, a lot so that almost 4 hundred million individuals have transformed to Christianity. They’ve forsaken the true God to deify a humble mortal. The ‘profit’ which Christianity has delivered to the world is obvious. The Christians themselves have admitted that many immoralities have unfold on the earth because of Christianity. For when one is taught that their sins are actually the burden of one other, such an individual turns into audacious in committing sin. Certainly, sin is a deadly poison for mankind, which has been unfold by Christianity. Such being the case, the hurt of this doctrine continues to extend manifold.

I don’t say that the individuals of this age are at fault alone for believing within the lifetime of the Messiah. Nay, some among the many individuals of the previous too have been mistaken, however even of their error, they remained worthy of divine reward. For it’s written, قَدْ يُخْطِئُ وَيُصِيْبُ, that’s, on sure events a mujtahid[1] errs and on different events, he’s in the correct. However in each instances, he receives divine reward. The actual fact is that this matter remained hidden from them as a result of that is what divine will had so desired. Thus, they remained in ignorance and, just like the Individuals of the Cave[2], this reality was not disclosed to them. On this context, I additionally acquired the revelation:

أَمۡ حَسِبۡتَ أَنَّ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡكَهۡفِ وَٱلرَّقِيمِ كَانُواْ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِنَا عَجَبًا [3]

Equally, the difficulty regarding the lifetime of the Messiah is a exceptional secret. The Holy Qur’an clearly and lucidly establishes the demise of the Messiah and the hadith additionally substantiate this truth. Additional, the verse that was recited to infer the identical, on the day that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, handed away additionally confirms this. Nonetheless, regardless of this matter being so manifest, God Almighty hid it, and stored it hidden for the Promised One. And so when he appeared, he disclosed this secret.

Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as), The Creation of the Promised Messiah (Tilford, Surrey: Islam Worldwide Publications Ltd., 2016), 15-17.

ENDNOTES

[1] A scholar of Islam who strives to come back to a conclusion on non secular issues on the idea of his personal analytical reasoning, in mild of the elemental sources of Islam, particularly, the Holy Qur’an, sunnah and hadith.

[2] The Individuals of the Cave is a reference to the early Christians who took refuge in catacombs to avoid wasting themselves from persecution by the hands of assorted idolatrous emperors. For extra data, please see Quick English Commentary of the Holy Quran by Malik Ghulam Farid, beneath chapter 18 verse 10.

[3] ‘Do you suppose that the Individuals of the Cave and the Inscription have been a marvel amongst Our Indicators?’ The Holy Qur’an, 18:10