Blessings of Accepting the Promised Messiah (as) — Essence of Islam Vol. 4
Introduction
In this discourse from Essence of Islam (Volume 4), Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS), the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, expounds upon Blessings of Accepting the Promised Messiah (as), presenting profound spiritual insights and scriptural verities.
Book Series: Essence of Islam (Volume 4)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (AS)
Section: Part 3: Status of the Promised Messiah (as)
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Prophetsa has directed that every Muslim should accept him and should help him.
[A’ina-e-Kamalat-e-Islam, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 5, p. 303]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 96]
I am the light for this age of darkness. He who follows me will be saved from those pits and ditches which Satan has prepared for those who walk in darkness. God has sent me so that I should guide the world affably and peacefully towards the true God and that I should re-establish the moral conditions among the Muslims. For the satisfaction of the seekers after truth, He has bestowed heavenly signs upon me and has shown wonderful works in my support and has disclosed to me hidden matters and secrets of Status of the Promised Messiahas the future, which, according to the holy books of God Almighty, are the true test of a parson’s truthfulness, and God has bestowed holy knowledge and spiritual insight upon me. Consequently, the souls which do not cherish the truth and are content with darkness are hostile to me, but I desire to serve mankind with sympathy as far as it may be possible for me.
[Masih Hindustan Mein, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol.15, p.13]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 96]
There are two types of people in the world. The first type are those who desire to claim for themselves virtue and laudable attributes without any justification whatsoever, as if they covet the very mantle of the Divine Majesty. They desire to wear the mantle of the Majesty of God Almighty. Such people are accursed.
The second type are those who disdain any kind of eulogy or praise. If they are left to themselves they would prefer to pass their lives in anonymity, but God Almighty, for His own designs and on account of His wisdom, praises and glorifies them. That is as it should be, for the rationale behind the appointment of those whom He commissions is to proclaim His own praise and glory in the world. Were He to say that so and so whom He has raised is useless, cowardly, without merit, mean, ignoble and devoid of all good qualities, then would any Divine attribute be manifested through such a person? God’s setting forth of their glory, their high status and their good qualities is for the purpose of proclaiming His own glory and greatness. Such people are totally free of their egos and unmindful of praise or blame. That is why many years ago, when I had no opponent, nor were there so many people with me, nor was I known in the world, God Almighty spoke about me in Brahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, in the following terms: 6363 “Allah praises thee from His Throne. We praise thee and call Status of the Promised Messiahas In my own heart, I feel certain that all Prophetsas were by their nature averse to being praised, except what God Almighty Himself might pronounce in their favour. I call God Almighty to witness that down blessings on thee. You are the best people who have been created for the service of mankind and as a matter of pride for the believers. O Ahmad, mercy flows from thy lips. You are under Our care. God will raise thy name and will perfect His bounty unto thee in this world and in the hereafter. O My Ahmad, you are My purpose and are with Me. I have planted your honour with My own hand. O Ahmad, your name will come to an end, but My name will not come to an end. You have been blessed O Ahmad, and the blessing that God has bestowed on thee was deserved by thee. You have a wonderful status and your reward is near. I shall make thee Imam of the people. You are honoured in My presence. I have chosen you for Myself. The earth and the heaven are with you as they are with Me and your secret is My secret. You are to Me like My Unity and My Uniqueness. Holy is Allah, Blessed and High, Who has augmented your honour. Peace be on you. You have been blessed. I have exalted you over all the people of your time. We have honoured the progeny of Adamas and have exalted some of them above others. He approached near to Us and then descended towards mankind and it became, as it were, a case of two bows with one string. My mercy covers thee in this world and the next. I have poured My love upon you, so that you are nurtured under My care. Allah praises you and walks towards you. He created Adamas and honoured him. The Champion of Allah in the mantles of the Prophetsas. You are with Me and I am with you. For you I have created the night and the day. Do as you wish, I have forgiven you. You have a standing with me of which people have no knowledge. Allah will protect you, even if people should not protect you. You are the Messiah whose time will not be wasted. A pearl like you is never wasted. You are the honoured Messiah and I am with you and with your helpers. You are My high name and you are to Me like My Unity and My Uniqueness and you are to Me like those whom I love. On you are blessings and peace. Peace is the word from the Merciful Lord. You are the manifestation of the Ever-Living. You are from me like a new beginning. He does not speak out of his own desire, it is a revelation vouchsafed to him.” [Translator] what I have set out above are His words and not mine. This is because the honour and glory of God Almighty and the honour and greatness and glory of Muhammadsa, the Messenger of Allah, have been rubbed into dust, and [the status of] Jesusas and Hussainra has been so exaggerated and magnified that the Throne of God is atremble [with rage]. Now when billions of people have gone astray through their praise and glorification of Jesusas, and countless have been ruined due to exaggerated praise of Hussainra, God’s wisdom and honour now demands that they should be deprived of all those robes of honour in which they had been improperly clad and that these should be restored to God Almighty and to Muhammadsa, the Messenger of Allah. The use of these phrases with regard to me is for the purpose of manifesting the honour of God Almighty Himself, as well as the greatness of the Holy Prophetsa. I state on oath that my heart is inspired by real and true eagerness that all praise and glorification and all excellent qualities should be attributed to the Holy Prophetsa. All my joy and the true purpose of my advent is that the Unity of God Almighty and the honour of the Holy Prophetsa should be firmly established in the world. I fully realize that all terms of praise and glorification that God Almighty has employed for me are in fact meant for the Holy Prophetsa because I am his servant and all my light is acquired from his torch of Prophethood and I have Status of the Promised Messiahas nothing that is solely my own. For this reason I believe firmly that if after the Holy Prophetsa someone claims to be an appointed one in his own right and to have a direct relationship with God Almighty without the benefit of the grace of the Holy Prophetsa, such a person is rejected by God and in disgrace. God Almighty has proclaimed once and for all that no one can enter through the door that leads to God except by following the Holy Prophetsa.
[Malfuzat, vol. 3, pp. 284-287]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 97]
I, the claimant of both these dignities, have been among you for twenty-five years. Who then are you waiting for beside me? All these signs refer to the one who is present at the time of their manifestation, and not to someone of whom there is no trace in the world. It is a case of strange hard-heartedness. I simply fail to understand why people still await someone else when my claim has been affirmed by all the relevant signs and all opposition against me has been frustrated! It is true that I have not descended physically from heaven, nor have I come into the world to fight and cause bloodshed, but I have come for peace and am from God. I prophesy that after me and till the end of days, no Mahdi will ever appear from God who will create disturbance in the world through war and bloodshed, nor will there be any Messiah who will descend physically from heaven. You had better bid farewell to both these notions. These are vain desires which the people of this generation will carry with them to the grave. No Messiah will descend and no blood-thirsty Mahdi will appear. He who was to come has come, and I am that one fulfilling God’s promise. He who does not accept me, fights God for having sent me.
[Majmu‘ah Ishtiharat, vol. 3, p. 520]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 101]
Why do you wonder if I have come as the Messiah; the breeze of the spring carry the fragrance of the Messiah.
There is great eagerness in heaven in support of the call of truth; Angels are descending upon the well disposed.
The independent thinkers of Europe are turning in this direction; the pulse of the spiritually dead has begun to beat suddenly. The wise are saying goodbye to the Trinity; they are devoting themselves to the Fountain of Tauhid. An elegant flower has blossomed in the garden of the Ummah; An intoxicating fragrance is flowing from the garden. I perceive the fragrance of my Joseph; and, though you might call me mad, for him I wait.Listen to the voice of heaven, which proclaims: The Messiah has come, the Messiah, has come;
Also listen to the earth which proclaims: The victorious Imam has arrived. The heaven is showing signs and the earth says, This is the time; These two witnesses are desperately crying out for me. It is now only in this garden that you will find rest and comfort; Hurry up, O’ you roaming in the wilderness, for there is time still! Status of the Promised Messiahas This cool breeze has started blowing after a long interval; only God knows when these days and this spring will return.People know nothing of the relationship that I have with my Beloved; He has become mine my life is all His.
[Brahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, Part V, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 21, pp. 131-133]
At times I am Adamas, at times I am Mosesas and at times Jacobas. Also I am Abrahamas; and my progeny is countless. I am a tree that bears David-like fruits; as I am Davidas, so is Goliath my quarry. Like Jesusas, I would have been drawn upon the cross; had it not been for the name of Ahmadsa upon which I rely wholly.
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 102]
I desire no domain, my domain is apart from all others; what have I to do with crowns, my crown is the pleasure of my Beloved. I dwell in the sky, what concern have I with the earth; the dwellers of heaven have nothing to do with the earth.
[Brahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, Part V, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 21, p. 141]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 103]
The garden of Adam which was still unfinished is laden with fruit and leaves with my coming.
[Brahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, Part V, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 21, p. 144]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 103]
The treasures which had remained buried through centuries are now being distributed by me to those who seek them.
[Brahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, Part V, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 21, p. 147]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 103]
Why do you hesitate to accept this Messiah, whose resemblance to the earlier Messiah has been vouched by God. You bestow this title upon expert physicians and even call beauteous ones by this name.
[Taudih-e-Maram, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 3 Title page]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 103]
It is Thy sheer grace and beneficence that Thou hast chosen me; Otherwise, there was no lack of servants in Thy entourage.
[Brahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, Part V, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol.21, pp. 127-128]
Those who claimed to be my friends have all become my enemies but Thou hast not abandoned me, O Thou Who fulfills all my needs. O my Unique Friend, O Refuge of my soul, Thou art sufficient for me; I need no other beside Thee. Had it not been for Thy grace, I would have died in frustration; Only God knows where my dust would have been thrown. O God, may my body and my soul and my heart be spent in Thy cause; for I find no one else who loves as Thou dost love. From the beginning, my time was passed under Thy care; I was nurtured in Thy lap like a suckling baby. I have not seen in mankind the fidelity that Thou hast; there is no comforter like unto Thee.
People say that one without merit finds no acceptance, and yet I have been accepted though I am without merit. I have been the recipient of Thy numberless favours and bounties which it would be difficult for me to count till the Day of Judgement. What is my fault that I have received Thy command; who am I to reject the command of the Omnipotent Sovereign? Status of the Promised Messiahas My duty now is to carry out the command that I have received; though in myself I am weak and feeble and sorrowful.
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 104]
3 THE PURPOSE OF THE PROMISED MESSIAH’S ADVENT “I firmly believe that whoso follows me with steadfastness and sincerity of heart will not perish but will partake of the life which is immortal.”
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 105]
Book Series: Essence of Islam (Volume 4)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (AS)
Section: Part 3: Status of the Promised Messiah (as)
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