historically Israr Ahmed would not be the first Muslim to wrongly predict the advent of the Mahdi..people have been citing the early and late examples of the coming of qiyamat from soon after the Prophets (sm.) death..so i don’t think it speaks highly of him…his comments about Muslims in India and non Muslims in general I found almost cruel ..his other opinions..seemed to show someone well read..but as I said earlier it is his application and conclusion of that knowledge that seems flawed.