Traditional Islamic belief, based on various Hadith, holds that Jesus ('Isa, P.B.U.H.) did not die but was raised by Allah and will physically descend to Earth near the Day of Judgment to restore justice, "break the cross," and kill the Anti-Christ (Dajjal).
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad introduced a radically different interpretation. He asserted that:
Jesus ('Isa, P.B.U.H.) did not die on the cross, but was taken down alive and migrated eastward.
Jesus later died a natural death in Kashmir, India, at the age of 120 (a claim he based on local legends and historical research).
His own appearance (Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani) as the Promised Messiah was the metaphorical fulfillment of the prophecy of Jesus's return. He claimed he came in the spirit and power of Jesus, not that the original Jesus would physically return.
This denial of the physical, second coming of Jesus is another major point of theological divergence that contributed significantly to his rejection by Islamic orthodoxy.
Traditional Islamic belief, based on various Hadith, holds that Jesus ('Isa, P.B.U.H.) did not die but was raised by Allah and will physically descend to Earth near the Day of Judgment to restore justice, "break the cross," and kill the Anti-Christ (Dajjal).
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad introduced a radically different interpretation. He asserted that:
Jesus ('Isa, P.B.U.H.) did not die on the cross, but was taken down alive and migrated eastward.
Jesus later died a natural death in Kashmir, India, at the age of 120 (a claim he based on local legends and historical research).
His own appearance (Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani) as the Promised Messiah was the metaphorical fulfillment of the prophecy of Jesus's return. He claimed he came in the spirit and power of Jesus, not that the original Jesus would physically return.
This denial of the physical, second coming of Jesus is another major point of theological divergence that contributed significantly to his rejection by Islamic orthodoxy.