Mission of the Promised Messiah (as) — Essence of Islam Vol. 4

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In this discourse from Essence of Islam (Volume 4), Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS), the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, expounds upon Mission of 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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of everyone who came from God Almighty was obstructed by the lack of understanding exhibited by the scholars of his time. In the end, he was only recognized through his works, for a bitter tree does not bring forth sweet fruit and God does not bestow upon everyone the blessings that are reserved for the elect. O ye people, Islam has become very weak and is surrounded on all sides by enemies. More than three thousand objections have been raised against it. At such a time, exhibit your faith through active sympathy and be counted among the men of God. Peace be on him who follows the guidance.
[Barakat-ud-Du‘a, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 6, pp. 36-37]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 36]

Both Muslims and Christians, with some variations, believe that Jesus son of Maryas was raised to heaven Status of the Promised Messiahas in his physical body and would descend from heaven sometime in the latter days. I have expounded the error of this belief in this booklet and have also explained that the descent of Jesus son of Maryas does not mean his bodily descent, but the advent of one who is spiritually and metaphorically like Jesus and this humble one fulfils that prophecy, both according to the pronounced criteria and according to the Divine revelation.
[Taudih-e-Maram, Ruhani Khaza’in vol. 3, p. 51]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 36]

I believe in all that which is contained in the Holy Qur’an and in true Ahadith. I do not claim that I am Jesus son of Maryas nor do I believe in the transmigration of souls. I only claim that I have been sent in the likeness of Jesus. As Muhaddathiyyat resembles Prophethood, in the same way my spiritual condition very closely resembles the spiritual condition of Jesus son of Maryas, and I am truly a Muslim. 20 In short, I am a Muhaddath from God and have been commissioned by Him. And at the same time I am a Muslim who has come in the fourteenth century as a Reformer of the faith from the Lord of the heavens and earth in the character and spirit of Jesus son of Maryas. I am not an impostor.

قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ وَيۡلَكُمۡ لَا تَفۡتَرُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبٗا فَيُسۡحِتَكُم بِعَذَابٖ ۖ وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَنِ ٱفۡتَرَىٰ

“Moses said to them, ‘Woe to you; forge not a lie against Allah, lest He destroy you by some punishment; and surely, he who forges a lie shall perish.’” (Surah And surely, 20:62)

20 O ye Muslims, I am one of you and am your Imam from among you by Allah’s command. [Publisher] 21 And surely, he who forges a lie shall perish—Ta Ha, 20:62 [Publisher] God Almighty looked at the world and found it in darkness and singularized His humble servant for the reform of His creatures. Do you then wonder that according to the Divine promise a Reformer has been sent at the turn of the century? God created him in the image of whichever Prophet He chose. Was it not necessary that the prophecy of the Holy Prophetsa should be fulfilled?
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 37]

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