Personal Signs 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 Personal Signs 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 5: Propagation, Establishment of a Holy Jama’at, and Instructions
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nying the truth is not the sign of honesty and integrity. God has made the truth crystal clear to every people and there is none under the sky who can compete with me with regard to the support of the Holy Spirit. 108 There are two kinds of indications to prove that these are the last days in which the Messiah should appear. The signs set out in the Qur’an and the Ahadith which indicate the approach of the Day of Judgement and which have been clearly fulfilled. As, for instance, the eclipse of the sun and the moon in the month of Ramadan which is indicated in the verse:

وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ

“And the sun and the moon are brought together,” (Surah Al-Qiyamah, 75:10)

Then there is the discarding of camels as a means of transportation, as is clearly indicated in the verse:

وَإِذَا ٱلۡعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتۡ

“And when the she-camels, ten-month pregnant, are abandoned,” (Surah Al-Takwir, 81:5)

108 It will be in the latter days when tribulations will abound and the age will be approaching its end. [Publisher]

Propagation, Establishment of a Holy Jama‘at, and Instructions And the multiplication of irrigation canals which is obvious from the verse:

وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتۡ

“And when the rivers are made to flow forth into canals,” (Surah Al-Infitar, 82:4)

And the continuous falling of stars as indicated in:

وَإِذَا ٱلۡكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتۡ

“And when the stars are scattered,” (Surah Al-Infitar, 82:3)

And the occurrence of famines and the spread of epidemics and the scarcity of rain as contained in:

إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتۡ

“When the heaven is cleft asunder,” (Surah Al-Infitar, 82:2)

And a total eclipse of the sun; thus spreading darkness as stated in:

إِذَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ كُوِّرَتۡ

“When the sun is wrapped up,” (Surah Al-Takwir, 81:2)

And the moving of the mountains as is generally understood to be the meaning of the verse:

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتۡ

“And when the mountains are made to move,” (Surah Al-Takwir, 81:4)

And the rising of the fortunes of the people who are wild, lowly, and unacquainted with noble Islamic virtues, as is obvious from the verse:

وَإِذَا ٱلۡوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتۡ

“And when the beasts are gathered together,” (Surah Al- Takwir, 81:6)

And the multiplication of the means of communication and travel, whereby it will become easy for people to meet one another, which is an accepted interpretation of the verse:

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And publication of books, pamphlets and letters in all countries, as indicated in:

وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتۡ

“And when books are spread abroad.” (Surah Al- Takwir, 81:11)

And the corruption of the inner condition of the divines, who are the stars of Islam, which is a clear purport of the verse:

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتۡ

“And when the stars are obscured,” (Surah Al- Takwir, 81:3)

and the spread of innovations, errors, and all kinds of disobedience and vices, as indicated in the verse:

إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتۡ

“When the heaven bursts asunder,” (Surah Al-Inshiqaq, 84:2)

All these signs of the approach of the Day of Judgement have been manifested and the world is in the grip of a great revolution… Then there is the verse in Surah Al-Mursalat which indicates that a great sign of the approach of the Day of Judgement is that someone should appear and with his coming the number of Messengers should be determined. This means that the last Khalifah in the chain of successors in the Islamic dispensation, whose name is the Promised Messiah and the awaited Mahdi, shall make his appearance in the last days. The verse is:

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتۡ

“And when people are brought together,” (Surah Al- Takwir, 81:8)

Propagation, Establishment of a Holy Jama‘at, and Instructions i.e., the time when number of the Messengers will be determined. This means that with the appearance of the last Khalifah, the number of Messengers which had been determined by Divine decree and had been hidden, shall become manifest. This verse also clearly shows that the Promised Messiah will be from among the Muslims.
[Tohfah-e-Golarhviyyah, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 17, pp. 241-244]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 194]

Resemblances between Jesusas and the Promised Messiahas In the Mosaic dispensation, there were sixteen distinctions assigned to Prophet Jesusas. When God Almighty brought the Mosaic dispensation to an end and established the dispensation of Muhammadsa, the All-Wise and All-Knowing designed a perfect resemblance between the beginning and the end of both these dispensations, as had been promised in the scriptures of the Prophetsas. First, He raised the Holy Prophetsa and described him as the like of Mosesas, as is evident from the verse:

إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡكُمۡ رَسُولٗا شَٰهِدًا عَلَيۡكُمۡ كَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ رَسُولٗا

“Verily, We have sent to you a Messenger, who is a witness over you, even as We sent a Messenger to Pharaoh.” (Surah Al-Muzzammil, 73:16)

…But it was necessary that the last Khalifah of the dispensation of Muhammadsa should also resemble the last Khalifah of the Mosaic dispensation, so that
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 197]

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