Messiah and Mahdi — Essence of Islam Vol. 4

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Introduction

In this discourse from Essence of Islam (Volume 4), Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS), the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, expounds upon Messiah and Mahdi, 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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A few years thereafter, it was made quite clear to me through Divine revelation that the Messiah, whose advent among the Muslims had been promised from the beginning, and the last Mahdi whose advent had been Divinely decreed to take place at the time of the decline of Islam and the spread of error, and who was to be guided directly by God, and who was to invite people to partake of the heavenly banquet, and whose advent had been foretold by the Holy Prophetsa thirteen hundred years in advance, was none other than myself. Divine revelation was vouchsafed to me so clearly and so continuously that it left no room for doubt. Every word of such revelations found its firm place in my heart like an iron nail. These revelations were replete with grand prophecies which were most clearly fulfilled. Their regularity, number and miraculous power compelled me to affirm that they were the words of the One God Who is without associate and Who revealed the Holy Qur’an. I do not mention the Torah and the Gospels in this context because the Torah and the Gospels have been so corrupted at the hands of their followers that they can no longer be described as the Word of God. In short, the revelation of God that descended upon me is so certain and absolute that through it I found my God. That revelation not only carried with it full certainty through heavenly signs contained therein but every portion of it—when put before the Word of God Almighty contained in the Status of the Promised Messiahas Holy Qur’an—proved to be in full accord with it. Heavenly signs came down like rain to confirm its truth.
[Tadhkirat-us-Shahadatain, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 20, pp. 3-4]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 32]

To Chiefs, Leaders, Wealthy individuals and Officers of the Government 18 O worthy ones of Islam, may God Almighty inspire your hearts with greater good intentions than all other faiths, and may He, in this time of crisis, make you true servants of His dear faith. In order to win His pleasure, I hereby inform you of the important fact that God Almighty has, at the turn of this fourteenth century, appointed me from Himself for the revival and support of the true faith of Islam, so that in this tumultuous age I would proclaim the excellences of the Holy Qur’an and the greatness of the Holy Prophetsa and—with the help of the light, blessings, miracles and divine knowledge that have been bestowed upon me—respond to all the enemies who are attacking Islam.
[Barakat-ud-Du‘a, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 6, p. 34]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 33]

Resemblance to Jesus son of Maryas I have been informed that I am the Mujaddid of the age and that my spiritual excellences bear a resem-
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 33]

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