Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 375
SuB-Footnote Number Three 375 high-standing Prophet, i. e. M u s a [Moses] and his Gospel is a branch of the Torah, and this humble one too, is one of the lowliest servants of that majestic Prophet who is Sayyidur-Rusul [the Chief of all Messengers as ] and the Crown of all Messengers. If they are Ha mid [One who praises Allah], he is Ahmad [One who praises Allah to the utmost] and if they are Ma h m u d [One who is praised], he is Muhammad [One who is praised to the utmost] — may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Since my humble self has a complete resemblance with Hadrat Mas ih , the Benevolent God has from the beginning included this humble one in His prophecy about the Messiah. That is, Hadrat Mas ih is the overt and physical manifestation of the above-mentioned prophecy, and this humble one is the spiritual and rational application; meaning that, the spiritual supremacy of the religion of Islam which depends upon irref- utable proofs and manifestly valid arguments would be, as is destined by God, brought about by this humble one either in my lifetime or after my death. Since its inception, the religion of Islam has enjoyed supremacy due to its truthful arguments and its opponents have con- tinued to suffer disgrace and ignominy, yet the clear manifestation of this supremacy over different groups and nations was contingent upon a time which, on account of the availability of means of travel, would make the whole world as united countries comprising, as it were, one nation, and would provide all the means for imparting the teaching and spreading the Faith with the utmost facility and ease, and would be suitable for imparting the true teachings, both externally and internally. So, this is that age, for due to the opening up of the paths of travel and communication between one nation and the other, and between one country and the other, facilities for propagation have been provided in an excellent manner; and because of the arrangements for postage, railways, telegraph, ships, and miscellaneous other means, many facili- ties have been provided for the dissemination of religious publications. In short, the time has indeed come when the entire world is becoming like one country. And, because many languages are being spread and are in vogue, many means have become available to understand and