Well since I don't want to go too off topic in the "** What are the fundamental beliefs of Ahmadis? " **thread. I though I should just start a new one.
So the question I asked the member "RealityCheck" in that thread was "At this very moment, right now, do you believe in Jesus (PBUH) as a Prophet?"
He didn't answer my question clearly. All he said was "Having said that, I can't be a Muslim if I don't believe in HAZRAT ISA (AS) as a Prophet of Allah. I do believe HAZRAT ISA (AS) was Allah's prophet and was raised by Allah to heavens and will INSHA-ALLAH come back to life from heavens as an UMMATI of Prophet Mohammad (SA,PBUH)."
My question isn't If Jesus WAS a Prophet, but if he** IS** a Prophet, right now, at this very moment. Since so called "Mainstream" Muslims believe that he's still ALIVE in Heaven. He must be a Prophet, no? When you talk about someone who is alive, you'd say "He IS alive" and not "He WAS alive". The letter case would apply to someone who is dead and not alive.
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Another reason for me to start this thread was RealityCheck saying that he won't answer any questions about Jesus, because that thread wasn't about him, but Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. But since I'm not an Ahmadi, and don't hold too much knowledge on Ghulam Ahmad Sahib either. I just gave it a go with an entire new thread.
So Mr. RealityCheck or any other member on this board who'd like to participate in this thread. What do you believe in? IS Jesus a Prophet? A straight forward question which needs a straight forward answer.
Thanks. :)
Sorry to answer a question with a question, but what about prophet Muhammad pbuh, meeting prophet Moses and Abraham during Mairaj. If this account is true, shouldn't we also consider these other prophets as alive too? Secondly, I have met an Arab Muslim who did not believe prophet Isa pbuh was taken up alive. This particular Arab Muslim did not claim to be an Ahmedi. Therefore, I do not think this is just an Ahmedi/ non Ahmedi issue.