Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 268
268 it means one who is anointed and blessed by God, His vicegerent on earth and a truthful and righteous person. The title of Mabdi was given, to the Holy Prophet Muhammad, and it means one who is naturally guided and the heir to all truths, and in whom the attribute "guide" of the Almighty is fully represented. The grace of God and His mercy have made me the heir to both those titles in this age and manifested them conjointly in my person. This is the true interpretation of my claim to the titles ot Isa Masih and Muhammad Mahdi. The way in which this manifestation has taken place is known in Islamic terminology as baruz* I am, therefore, a 5an/# of Jesus as well as of Mu- hammad, peace be with them, and my person is spiritually a combination of the persons of 'these two eminent prophets. As Messiah my duty is to prohibit the Muslims from savage attacks and bloodshed, in accordance with the tradition which clearly lay down that when the Messiah shall appear in the world, he shall put an end to religious -wars My function as Mahdi consists in re-establishing the Unity of God with heavenly signs. Ifc was with miraculous signs alone that our Holy Pro- phet may peace and the blessings of God be upon him, impres- sed the idolatrous population of Arabia with the grandeur, the omnipotence and glory of God. Like my master, I have also been helped with the holy spirit. The Lord that appeared to the prophets of old appeared to Moses from Sinai, rose up from Seir to Jesus Christ and shone forth from Mount Paran upon Muhammad may peace and blessings of God be upon him, the same powerful Lord has appeared to me in all His glory. . . He revealed to me that the belief of the majority of * Baruz means the spiritual appearance of one in the person of another, the two bearing a striking resemblance to each other in their qualities and character and being as like one another as two peas.