Whether the Mi'raj was a dream or not is irrelevant to the point. If you are a Mu'tazilite that is your business, but the majority of Muslims accept this Hadith of the story of how 50 prayers was reduced to 5. I cannot amend my arguments to accommodate the doubts of all sorts of bizarre and obscure sects.
That's why I am interested in learning what Mirza Ghulaam said in response to writing 5 volumes instead of 50. He never used the Miraj example, all he did is state that the difference is a dot. Your claim that it is similar to Miraj is irrelevant because if Mirza was your Prophet surely he would have more to say on the topic other than the stating that the difference between the two is zero.
Also, just because majority of the Muslim accept a narration doesn't automatically mean it qualifies as a Mutawatir. Since, its not a Mutawatir, it would not be kufr to reject the narration.
In fact, I also believe that the Mi'raj was not a bodily ascension but rather the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was raised up in spirit. Ghulam Ahmad Qadiyani has explained that in Mi'raj, the Spirit of the Prophet took on the form of a body of light which was able to travel up into the Heavens, whereas, the earthen flesh and blood body Jasad al-Unsari is unable to withstand the realities of other dimensions beyond this, and cannot survive or travel at such speed into the 7 Heavens. So I also believe it was a kind of powerful Vision which happens through spiritual ascension, though not merely an ordinary dream as you say the Mu'tazila believed.[/size][/font]
Yes there are different points of view. However, if the narration is not qualified as a mutawatir its not binding on the Muslim.
As I said, what they believe is irrelevant. We are going by what is said in the Hadith which is accepted by the majority of Muslims of Ahlus Sunnati wal-Jama'ah.
But I want Mirza Ghulam's defense. I don't want your personal defense or explanation.
This is totally immaterial and going off track. I never said 50 is a "metaphorical" number. Only that the 5 volumes that Ghulam Ahmad wrote, due to their quality and brilliance, are equivalent to 50 volumes.
So his other books do not have this quality and brilliance?
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First you have to prove that it is the Sunnah of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. You are bringing up all sorts of red herrings. We are talking about describing the quality of something by comparing with quantity. For example, I can say "this man is so strong. He is equivalent to five men", it means his strength is such that he is the match of five men. This is comparing the quality of his strength and quantifying it for the comparison. But this cannot apply to the value of money. You cannot say "my five dollars is equivalent to fifty dollars" because money's value is only in its quantity, not in its quality.
Its Sunnah because Mirza Ghulaam said the difference between 50 and 5 is a dot. Likewise the difference between 6.5% and .65% percent is just a decimal place if we were to look at it his way.
Also, you quoted this hadith:
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "There will come a time in which whoever does a tenth of what he has been ordered shall be saved." (Tirmidhi: Isnaduhu Hasan)With the current economical challenges such as high rent, low income, debt, taxes a Qadiani should be able to pay .65% instead of 6.5%