Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 394
394 The object of the Promised Messiah's Advent. In a manuscript note found in his papers after his death, the Promised Messiah thus describes the object of his advent: "In my statements one will not find even a single word against the British Government. We are grateful to this Govern- ment, for it has given us peace and security. As to my claim, I deem it necessary to state this much that I have not arrogated to myself this office, but have been chosen by God so that I may remove errors and false impressions, clear up complicated prob- lems, and reveal the light of Islam to ocher nations. It should be borne in rnind that the disgusting picture of Islam which is being presented by our opponents is not the true picture of Islam. On the other hand, it is a brilliant diamond every corner of which is bright with lustre. It is like a big castle which is illuminated by a large number of lamps, so that each window reveals a different lamp. It is not only on one side that we see the heavenly light of Islam; its eternal lamps are visible on all sides. The teaching of Islam are a lamp; its spiritual power is a lamp; the signs of divine assistance accompanying it are each a lamp, and the person that comes from God to show its truth is also a lamp. A great part of my life has been spent in the study of the scriptures of different people and I say truly that I have not found the teaching of any other religion on a par with those of Islam, whether those teach- ing pertain to the articles of belief, morals, domestic economy, political administration, or virtuous deeds. I do not say this because I am a Muslim, but because truth compels me to bear this testimony. And this testimony of mine does not come too late, but it is given at a time when the different religions of the world are matched against on other in deadly contest. I arn informed that this contest is destined to end in the victory of