Reformation of the Evil Doctrine of Trinity — 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 Reformation of the Evil Doctrine of Trinity, presenting profound spiritual insights and scriptural verities.

Book Series: Essence of Islam (Volume 4)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (AS)
Section: Part 4: The Purpose of the Promised Messiah’s Advent
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The Purpose of the Promised Messiah’s Advent
[Kitab-ul-Bariyyah, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 13, p. 55]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 129]

As I have been sent to reform the evils of the doctrine of Trinity, my heart is grieved beyond measure at the contemplation of the painful fact that there are more than four hundred million people who deem Jesusas to be God. I do not believe that I have ever been hurt or grieved by anything in my whole life as I have been hurt and grieved by this doctrine. Had it been possible for me to expire under a load of grief and sorrow, I would have died grieving over the question why people abandon God Who has no associate, and worship a humble man, and why do they not believe in the Prophetsa who had come into the world with true guidance and the straight path. I have always been apprehensive lest I should die through the shock of this sorrow…Where other people seek heaven, the heaven that I seek, in the face of this agony, is that I might witness in my lifetime mankind being rescued from this idolatry and that the glory of God be made manifest. My soul supplicates constantly: Lord, if I am from Thee and the shade of Thy grace accompanies me, then let me witness the day when this calumny—that, God forbid, the Messiahas claimed to be God—will be proven false. For a long time, I have been praying five times a day that God might bestow inner sight upon these people so that they should believe in His Unity and should recognize His Messengersa and should discard the doctrine of Trinity.
[Majmu‘ah Ishtiharat, vol. 3, pp. 161-163]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 129]

The Ahadith set forth that the principal purpose of the Promised Messiah would be to wipe out the wiles of the Christians and he would demolish their doctrine of the cross. God Almighty has so brought it about that the doctrine of the Christian faith has been shattered at my hands. Having been bestowed perfect inner sight by God Almighty, I have established that the accursed death that is attributed, God forbid, to the Messiahas and which is the very basis of salvation through the cross can on no account be attributed to him. The connotation of the word la‘nat79 can in no way be rightly applicable to a righteous person. Christian clergymen have been so frustrated by this novel point of view which blows their doctrine to pieces that all those who have learnt of it have realized that it has demolished the religion of the cross. From the letters that I have received from some of them, I have perceived that they are frightened at this decisive research and have realized that the foundation of the doctrine of the cross would thereby tumble down and that its fall would be a fearful one.
[Kitab-ul-Bariyyah, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 13, pp. 262-263, footnote]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 130]

One of the characteristics of the perfect elects of God is that they exhibit heavenly signs. I record with the

The Purpose of the Promised Messiah’s Advent utmost gratitude that all these signs have been fulfilled to a perfect degree in the case of this servant of the Holy One. Today’s bigoted clerics of the Christian faith, who concealed the truth by their assertion that our Holy Prophetsa worked no miracle have been completely refuted and put to shame by the response made by God Almighty, Who has displayed clear signs in support of this servant of His. Time was when the preachers of the Gospels went about the streets and the bazaars repeating shamelessly the lie that no prophecy had been made and no miracle had been worked by our lord and master, the Seal of Prophets, the Best of Messengers and the purified ones, the Chief of the pure-natured and the righteous, the Beloved of the Lord of Unity, Muhammad, the Chosen Onesa. Now the time is that in addition to the thousands of miracles of our master, the Intercessor on behalf of sinners (the Holy Prophetsa), which have been repeatedly mentioned in the Holy Qur’an and Ahadith and have been fully confirmed, God Almighty has exhibited hundreds of fresh signs that no opponent or denier can in any way match. We have humbly and gently urged upon Christians and other opponents, and do so again, that every religion which is established by God Almighty and preserves its verities, must from time to time produce some people as the deputies of their leader and guide and Messenger to prove that that he is alive through his spiritual blessings and is not dead. For, it is necessary that a Prophet who is followed and is accepted as an Intercessor and Redeemer should be forever alive through his spiritual blessings. He should be stationed with his shining countenance in the heaven with honour, exaltation, and glory; and his sitting on the right hand of the Eternal, the Ever-Living, and SelfSubsisting, and Mighty God should be established by the manifestation of such Divine light that those who love him perfectly and obey him completely should necessarily enjoy the bounty of the Holy Spirit and of heavenly blessings. Such followers should obtain light from the light of their beloved Prophet whereby they should be able to remove the darkness of their age and to inspire in the hearts of eager people such firm and perfect faith in the existence of God as burns up all inclination towards sin and all low and mundane passions and desires. This alone is enough to prove that the Prophet is alive and is in heaven. We cannot offer gratitude enough to our God, the Lord of Glory, that by enabling us to love and obey His dear Prophet Muhammadsa and by bestowing upon us a perfect portion of the grace which is the sign of true righteousness and the true heavenly sign, He has proved to us that our beloved Prophetsa is not dead, but is seated in the highest heaven on the right side of his Omnipotent King on the Throne of eminence and glory. 80 80 O Allah bless him and shower Your blessings and peace. [Translator] The Purpose of the Promised Messiah’s Advent 81
[Tiryaq-ul-Qulub, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 15, pp. 137-139]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 130]

For this reason alone, this humble one has been commissioned to establish this Community. I would like to greatly expand the circle of those who join my company, and enable such people who are desirous of fostering their faith, love and certainty, to stay in my company day and night. May they be shown the light and the blessings that have been shown to me. May they partake of the zeal that has been granted to this humble one, that the light of Islam may spread in the entire world, and the black mark of hatred and disgrace may be washed away from the face of Muslims. With that glad tiding, God sent me and said: 82
[Fat-he-Islam, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 3, pp. 22-23]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 133]

God wills that of all the souls that inhabit the different parts of the world—whether in Europe or Asia—those who possess pure natures should be drawn towards Unity, and His creatures may be united on one faith. This is the aim of God, with which I have been raised. So follow this aim but with tenderness, good manners 81 Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophetsa. O ye who believe! you also should invoke blessings on him and salute him with the salutation of peace.—Al-Ahzab, 33:57 [Publisher] 82 Step forth for thy time has drawn near and the feet of the Muslims have been planted on a high tower. [Translator] and fervent prayers. Until God raises someone with the Holy Spirit, you should continue to work together after I have gone.
[Al-Wasiyyat, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 20, pp. 306-307]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 133]

What is needed today is not the sword but the pen. As a result of the doubts which our opponents have raised concerning Islam, and the assault that they have planned to mount against the true religion revealed by God Almighty, using all the ploys of science and other methods available to them, I have been drawn to think that I should equip myself with the armament of the pen and enter the arena of science and intellectual progress to demonstrate the spiritual valour and inner power of Islam. I was not myself fitted for this field, but the grace and limitless bounty of God desires that the honour of His faith should be demonstrated at the hands of a humble one like me.
[Malfuzat, vol. 1, pp. 59-60]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 134]

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