Triumph of Islam — Essence of Islam Vol. 4
Introduction
In this discourse from Essence of Islam (Volume 4), Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS), the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, expounds upon Triumph of Islam, 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 God, as the Holy Qur’an and the Torah are the word of God, and I am a Prophet of God by way of reflection. Every Muslim is bound to obey me in religious matters, and is bound to accept me as the Promised Messiah. Everyone whom my call has reached and does not accept me as Hakam39 and does not believe in me as the Promised Messiah and does not esteem the revelation that is vouchsafed to me as coming from God, is accountable in heaven—even if he is a Muslim—for he has rejected that which he had to accept at its time. I do not say merely that had I been an impostor I would have been destroyed, but I also affirm that I am true in my claim like Mosesas, Jesusas, Davidas and the Holy Prophetsa. God has exhibited more than ten thousand signs in my support. The Holy Qur’an bears witness for me and so does the Holy Prophetsa.
[Tohfat-un-Nadwah, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 19, pp. 95-96]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 73]
Since the period of the Prophethood of the Holy Prophetsa extends to the Day of Judgement and he is Khatam-ul-Ańbiya’40, God did not so design that mankind should be united in one faith during his lifetime, for this would have marked the end of his era, and one could be led to think that since the task that had been assigned to the Holy Prophetsa had been completed, his Prophethood had also come to
an end. God, therefore, left the unification of mankind and their acceptance of one faith for the latter part of the Prophethood of Muhammadsa, which will also be the time of the approach of the Day of Judgement. For this purpose God appointed a deputy from among this very Ummah, who was named the Promised Messiah and also Khatam-ul-Khulafa’. Thus the Holy Prophetsa stands at the beginning of his Prophethood, and the Promised Messiah stands towards the end of it. It was necessary that this world should not come to an end until after the appearance of the Deputy of the Prophet, as the unification of mankind was destined to take place in his time. This is set out in the verse: 41 This means: He it is Who has sent His Messengersa with perfect guidance and the True Religion so that He may bring about its triumph over all the religions of the world…All scholars who have preceded me are agreed that this universal triumph would be achieved in the time of the Promised Messiah.
[Chashma-e-Ma‘rifat, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 23, pp. 90-91]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 73]
I swear by God, in Whose hands is my life, that it is He Who has sent me, and named me a Prophet, and called me the Promised Messiah, and manifested great signs in my support, the number of which extends to three hundred thousand.
[Haqiqat-ul-Wahi, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 22, p. 503]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 74]
Status of the Promised Messiahas
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 4, p. 74]
Book Series: Essence of Islam (Volume 4)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (AS)
Section: Part 3: Status of the Promised Messiah (as)
Navigation: Book Table of Contents | « Previous: Titles of ‘Prophet’ and ‘Messenger’ | Next: A Follower as Well as a Prophet »