Ahmadiyya Movement — Page 23
23 certain family entanglements the lands of Qadian were divided up among different branches of the family. Again, it was written that the Messiah would suffer from two disorders, one affecting the upper half of his body and the other affecting the lower half. Accordingly the Promised Messiah suffered from vertigo and diabetes. Again, it had been written that the Mahdi would be born in a village called Kadaa, and he was born in Qadian, which the common people call Kadia or Kadi. It had been written that he would be affected by a slight stammer in his speech, and so he was. Again, it was written that the Messiah would have whitish complexion and straight hair, and he possessed them both. It was written that his marriage and the offspring through that marriage would be of prophetical bearing; and so it came to pass with him, that he was informed beforehand that he would marry into a certain family, and although certain racial and financial diffe- rences and disparities were barriers to the alliance, the marriage took place, and every one of his children, born after his claim to the Messiahship, was born in accordance with certain prophecies of his which had been published beforehand. Again it was rec- orded in the books of the Muslims and the Parsees that the Messiah would be of Persian origin, and he was of such origin. And it was written that he would be born on a Friday, and would be a twin; and his birth took place in accordance with this prophecy. From the books of the Hindus, it appeared that the Promised Messiah was an Indian. In short, in him were fulfilled all the prophecies contained in the books of the Christians, the Parsees, the Hindus, and Muslims, and his advent at the proper time was a proof of the fact that Islam, alone is the religion which can now lead to God, and it is the only religion which affords salvation to mankind, for how can it be possible that a tree which brings forth fruit should be accounted as dead, and a tree that is barren and brings forth no fruit should be regarded as living ?