Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 334
334 The Will of the Promised Messiah. All praise is due b God, the Lord of Worlds, and bles- sings and peace be upon His Messenger, Muhammad, and bis offspring and companions all. As Alrnigbty God has informed me in various revelations following one another that time of rny death is near, and the revelations in this respect bave been so consecutive tbat they have shaken my very existence from the foundations and made this life quite indifferent to me, I bave, therefore, thought it proper that I should write down for my friends and for such other persons as can benefit from my teachings some words of advice. I give first the holy words of the revelation wbicb giving me news of rny death beforehand has led me to write these lines. The following are the revela- tions in the Arabic, language :* ''The destined time of thy death has drawn nigh, and We sball not leave behind tbee any remembrance of tbine which should be a source of disgrace to thee. Very little has remained of the time appointed for thee by thy Lord, and We shall not leave behind tbee anything which should be a source of disgrace to tbee* And We will either let tbee see a part of what We threaten them with, or and We will take thee to Ourself. Thou wilt die in such a state that I will be pleased with thee, Thy time has come and We will keep manifest signs after thee to show thy truth. Tbe time tbat was promised has drawn nigh, therefore, tell abroad tbe fa- vours of thy Lord. Verily he who walks in righteousness and is patient, Almighty God does not bring to naught the reward of such doers of good. " It should be remembered that Almighty God says here that He will not leave behind me any mention of my name *0nly the English translations of the revelations are given throughout. (Ed. E. R. )