Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 133
C H AP T E R T WO — FU L F IL M E N T OF PR OPHE C IE S 133 religion absurd and baseless tales that contradicted the Book of God, such as the return of ‘ I s a as [ Jesus] to this world, even though the Holy Quran categorically speaks of his demise and it is clearly stated in a ha- d i th [pl. hadith] that the coming Messiah would be from within this Ummah just as the Messiah of the Mosaic dispensation came from among themselves and did not descend from heaven. It was to coun- ter both these extremes of aversion and exaggeration that God estab- lished this Community upon the earth and it is loved by every man possessive of a compassionate heart, owing to its truth, beauty, and moderation. Thus, this prophecy—that a group of those who were already Muslims would enter this Ahmadiyya Jam a ‘at, and another group of new converts from among the disbelievers of Europe, America, and other nations would also enter this Jam a ‘at—has been fulfilled twenty-five years after it was made. Keep in mind that the Arabic words of this prophecy that were revealed to me through the revela- tion from Allah and were published in the previous parts of Bar a h i n-e- Ahmadiyya twenty-five years ago are: ٰخرین ل وّلین وثُلّۃ ٌ من ا ل ثُلّۃ ٌ من ا [There is a group from among the first ones and a group from among the last ones]. This means that two types of people would join my Community. The first are those who were Muslims already, who have been called Awwal i n [the first ones] and about 300,000 of whom have already joined the Community, and, secondly, there are new Muslims—people who would enter Islam from among the Hindus, Sikhs, and Christians from Europe and America. A group of those has also already joined this Community and they go on joining. Briefly translated, regarding the tidings about this age—which is the age for which I have been commissioned—God Almighty informs us in the Holy Quran that in the Latter Days, many diverse religions