Ahmadiyyat - The Renaissance of Islam — Page 291
THE RENAISSANCE OF ISLAM 291 through the Tahrik Jadeed in consequence of which the prophecy of Jesus that the virgins will accompany the bridegroom into the citadel will one day be fulfilled in a grand manner. The reflection of the Messiah will lead the virgins to the presence of God Almighty and the nations who will have been blessed through him will proclaim joyously: 'Hosanna, hosanna. ' They will then believe in Muhammad, peace be on him, and will have true faith in the first Messiah. At present they proclaim him the Son of God, which amounts to reviling him. But it is decreed that the seed sown by me will one day grow into such a splendid tree that the Christian peoples will gather under it in order to seek blessings from the reflection of the Messiah and will thus enter into the kingdom of God, and the kingdom of God will arrive on earth as it is in heaven. In the course of his opening speech in the session of the Advisory Council of 1944, he stated: Every member of the Moyement should realize that the revelation received by the Promised Messiah, peace be on him, concerning me that I would grow up rapidly did not mean that I would stand alone before the enemy hosts, but that, having regard to ;the importance of the work to be done, it would be my duty to advance rapidly against the enemy, and when I do so, God Almighty will enable those who believe in me also to advance rapidly. In the same way when God manifested to me that the earth was being compressed under my feet and that I was running rapidly ahead it meant that when I go forward rapidly God Almighty will enable my sincere companions to traverse the earth quickly and to arrive speedily at the ends of the earth. So, you must create an extraordinary change in yourselves and should prepare yourselves quickly to make great sacrifices. Do not wait too long, for the prophecies indicate that the time has come when you will not have to wait for long. Great changes are about to manifest themselves in the world which are very important in God's estima- tion. God alone knows what will now happen but it is clear that the foundations of certain great changes will be laid soon and the heart of him who does not keep company with me in these great events and does not advance rapidly will be rusted and he will run the risk of losing his faith.