Intro
In 1895, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (and his team of writers)(See Satt Bachan) introduced the existence of a special medicinal ointment known as the Marham-i ‘Isa (ointment of Jesus)(see also “Siraj-e-Munir”, online English edition, page 113, 1897). MGA and his team of writers claimed that over 1000 books of medicine mention this ointment, however, that is a lie, MGA and his team were the first group of humans to ever mention the Marham-i ‘Isa (ointment of Jesus). The Marham-e-Eisa was also mentioned in 1898 via “The Need for the Imam” (see page 24) and via “The Kashf-ul-Ghita (1898)(see page 43).

Per MGA and his team, when Jesus was taken down from the cross and enshrouded before burial, a medicinal ointment, the Marham-i ‘Isa was applied to his wounds. Intuitively, Ghulam Ahmad asked why anyone would apply a medicinal ointment to the wounds of a dead body. However, this is written any book. Ghulam Ahmad was convinced that the application of the Marham-i ‘Isa to Jesus’ wounds conclusively showed that a few of the disciples must have known that Jesus was still alive after the crucifixion. It is not unreasonable or unlikely to presume that many products, including miracle ointments, have been falsely attributed to great religious figures like Jesus in the past. Until there is evidence to suggest otherwise, there is nothing conclusive to substantiate the origins of the Marham-i Isa and Ghulam Ahmad’s claim.

In 1898, MGA and his team of writers were asserting that the Marham i Esa could prevent the plague if applied to the glands (which is a lie). 

In 1899, a follower of MGA (Hakim Muhammad Husain of Lahore) seems to have invented Marham-e-Isa also spelled as Marham-i-Esa and began selling it, its ingredients are unknown. However, the British government immediately stopped him (See Dard). In 1914, Hakim Muhammad Husain of Lahore became a Lahori-Ahmadi. He was taught medicine by Noorudin (see “HAKEEM NOOR-UD-DEEN”, page 151).

In 2020, the Khalifa, Mirza Masroor Ahmad took a fall and hurt his face. In the next Friday sermon, he claimed to have used the Marham i Esa to cure his wounds.
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1895

In MGA’s book, “Satt Bachan”. He mentions an ointment which must have been used for Esa (As) and by his disciples (See Hidden Treasures).
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1897
Siraj-e-Munir, online English edition, page 113
The Shining Lamp

“””It is such a pity that these people do not ponder over what sort of ‘God’ this was for whose wounds the need arose for producing an ointment. You have heard that the books of ancient medicines of the Christians, Romans, Jews and Zoroastrians, which are present to this day, testify that an ointment named Marham-e-‘Isa [the Ointment of Jesus] was prepared for the treatment of the wounds of Yasu‘. This is still present in the books of pharmacology.””””
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1898
The Need for the Imam – Zaruratul Imam

In MGA’s book, “The need for the Imam” (1898), MGA mentions Marhami Esa (see page 24). It is also mentioned in “Kashf-ul-Ghita” (1898).
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1898

See the notice called, Dawa’e Ta’un (Medicine for the plague)(23 July 1898) in Majmu’a-i Ishtiharat, Vol. 3, pp. 52-54. There is a rare translation o f this which is listed as “A Revealed Cure for the Bubonic Plague” (1898). MGA was asserting that the Marham i Esa could be applied to the glands and thus prevent plague (which was a lie).

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1899

Per Dard (page 678):

It is interesting to note here that in July 1899, Hakim Muhammad Husain of Lahore advertised in illustrated handbills and posters the uses of Marham-e-‘Isa, the ointment mentioned in old medical books as having been prepared to heal the wounds of Jesus (as). He actually prepared the ointment at Lahore and sold it on business lines. But the Christian missionaries could not bear it. The Civil & Military News of Ludhiana, dated November 15th, wrote against it. They approached the D. C. Lahore, who banned the publication of the advertisement (Order dated 19th October 1899). He treated its distribution and publication as a public nuisance, because it offended the Christians. The Mushir-e-Hind, Sialkot, condemned this action of the missionaries and advised them to write instead a reasoned refutation, if they could, of MGA’s contention that the ointment was made for Jesus (as). The case went to the Chief Court but the Judge did not go into this aspect of the question.
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1902
A Gift for An-Nadwah
See page 30

“””But today, the [falseness] of Jesus Christ’s divinity has been exposed, and the myth of his ascension shattered. Firstly, there has been the discovery of numerous ancient medical texts written by the Romans, Greeks, Zoroastrians and Christians and later translated by the Muslims which contain the formula for the ‘the Ointment of Jesus’. It is reported that this ointment was prepared for his crucifixion wounds. Also, there is the discovery of the tomb of Jesus (as) in Kashmir. Furthermore, a number of Persian and Arabic texts have come to light, some over a 1000 years old, that provide evidence of Jesus’ death and his burial in Kashmir.”””
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1902
Al-Huda (Urdu translation), p. 172


“I have consulted close to 1,000 books of medicine and found in them the blessed remedy, which is known among doctors as the ointment of Jesus (as) [meant for treatment of his injuries].”

In the English edition, it is mentioned twice.
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1903

The October 1903 edition continues on the article of “Jesus among the 10 lost tribes of the East” and this time mentions the “Marham-i-Esa”. This article seems to have been written by Muhammad Ali.
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1903
Mawahibur-Rahman, see page 69, online english edition

“””What is more, among the aforementioned proofs are historical events and the testimonies that have been recorded in the books of medicine. And those who peruse the pages of these books that number more than a thousand and are well-known among all the present and past scholars and are considered authentic by them will be compelled to testify that the Ointment of Jesus prepared for the wounds of the god of the Christians. There is no second opinion about this, for it is among the most famous ointments and one that finds mention in almost a thousand books of medicine.”””
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1904

In “Lecture Sialkot”, Marham i Esa is mentioned.
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1906

In “Haqiqatul Wahy”, MGA’s mentions the marham-e-‘Isa [the ointment of Jesus]. It is also mentioned in “Chashma Masihi” which was publised in 1906.

Also in the Al-Badr newspaper, Ahmadi’s were advertising a certain ‘super ointment’ that treats all diseases or something, including boredom.

Scans from Al-Badr

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1907

In “Haqiqatul Wahy”, MGA’s mentions the marham-e-‘Isa [the ointment of Jesus].
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1908

After MGA died, in BA5, MGA mentions the Marham-i-‘Isa [Jesus’ Ointment]. It is also mentioned in “Jesus in India” which was also published after MGA died in 1908.
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1916

The ROR of Mar-April of 1916 mentions “the ointment of Jesus”.
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1934

Marham Isa is mentioned in the Dec-1934 edition of the ROR.
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1943

The ROR of April-1943 mentions “the ointment of Jesus”.
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1952

Khwaja Nazir Ahmad mentions the Marham-i-Isa in his famous book on Jesus in India.
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1978

The July-Dec-1978 issue of the Muslim Sunrise was edited by Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir with Maulana Ata-Ullah Kaleem (who is the missionary-in-charge, USA) as the consulting editor. Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir’s home address is given for private letters. Mr. Abdullah Odeh of the Israel group of Ahmadi’s (was working as the secretary of the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Kababir, See Ray Register’s Thesis of 1970), seems to have written about the comments of Professor Bernard Lewis of Princeton University. Mirza Mubarak Ahmad’s speech at the 1977 Jalsa Salana at Rabwah is reproduced on the miracles of MGA. The hermaphrodite theory was also discussed. Maulana Ata-Ullah Kaleem also has an essay wherein he quotes “Marham-i-Eisa”, he also quoted 23:50 and the Yuz Asaf theory. Mian Muhammad Ibrahim has an essay about the growth of Islam in America.
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2020

In 2020, the Khalifa, Mirza Masroor Ahmad took a fall and hurt his face. In the next Friday sermon, he claimed to have used the Marham i Esa to cure his wounds (See at the 5:19 mark).

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Links and Related Essay’s

https://ahmadiyyafactcheckblog.com/2019/12/10/what-is-satt-bachan-1895-by-mirza-ghulam-ahmad-and-his-team-of-writers/

Yuz Asaf and Jesus in India quotes and references in the English Review of Religions, 1902–1914

Who is Hakim Muhammad Husain of Lahore aka Marham-i-Esa?

MGA tried to cure plague in British-India with a super-opium medicine that didn’t work

Who is Khwaja Nazir Ahmad (1897–1970)?

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