Arba'in — Page 29
Number Two 29 Then He [Allah] said: Your name will come to an end, O Ahmad, but My name will not come to an end. 1 O Ahmad, you have been blessed and you alone were deserving of what Allah has blessed you with. Your rank is wonderful and your reward is near. I shall make you the promised leader of men; that is, I will appoint you as the Promised Messiah and the Promised Mahdi. Is this a matter of wonder for people? Tell them, ‘Allah is Wonderful. This is His way since eternity; He pulls towards Himself whom He wills from among His servants, and joins him with His elect. He is not questioned about that which He does, [as to why He did so] but people are questioned about their actions. ’ You have a high station in My presence. I have chosen you for Myself. The heaven and the earth is with you as it is with Me. Your secret is My secret. You are to Me like My Tau hi d [Oneness] and My Tafr i d [Uniqueness]. So the time has come that you should be made well known among the people. You are currently passing through a time that nobody recognizes you. Soon you will be recognised by people. They will ask: ‘Whence have you obtained this rank; to us, it seems to be only an imposture!’ The truth is that when Allah the Almighty helps a believer and includes him in His elect, 1. Publisher’s Note: In Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, the Promised Messiah as has explained this revelation as follows, ‘That is, you are mortal and your praise is limited, but Allah’s praise is unlimited for it is without count and without end. ’ See the English translation of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part 3, Sub-Footnote Number One, page 212, published in 2018.