Promised One of Latter Days — Essence of Islam Vol. 4

14 Sep, 2026 Essence of Islam 0

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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 Promised One of Latter Days, 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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Status of the Promised Messiahas i.e., ‘The book of this saint is the Dhulfiqar of ‘Alira.’ The reference here is to myself and, on this account, I have been called Ghazi62 in many visions.
[Nishan-e-Asmani, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 4, p. 375]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 95]

If I had made a claim on my own, you would be free to reject me, but if God’s Holy Prophetsa bears witness for me in his prophecies and my God Himself manifests His signs in my support, then do not wrong yourselves [by rejecting me]. Do not say that since you are Muslims you do not need to believe in any Messiah. I tell you truly that he who accepts me accepts him who prophesied about me thirteen hundred years ago and pointed out the time and age and the hallmarks of my mission. He who rejects me, rejects him who commanded that I be accepted.
[Ayyam-us-Sulh, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 14, pp. 328-329]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 95]

Read the Ahadith and you will learn that the one who is to appear in the latter days—when the Quraish will have lost their sovereignty and the Muslims will be divided and distraught—will be a cultivator. God Almighty has informed me that I am that person. The Ahadith clearly state that in the latter days a supporter of the faith and of the Muslims will appear and that he will be a cultivator. The Holy

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. 95]

Blessings of Accepting the Promised Messiahas He who accepts me accepts afresh all the Prophetsas and their miracles, and he who does not accept me will lose his earlier faith also, for he possesses only tales and no personal experience. I reflect the image of God. He who comes to me and accepts me will see afresh the God concerning Whom other people have only tales to tell. I believe in the God Whom those who deny me do not recognize. I state truly that what they believe in are the idols of their imagination and not God. That is why those idols cannot help them, cannot give them any strength, cannot bring about a pure transformation in them, and cannot show them any supporting signs.
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 96]

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