The Essence of Islam – Volume I

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

Page 368 of 543

The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 368

368. Essence of Islam-1 the Hadith that if faith will ascend to the Pleiades and will disappear from the earth, a man of the Persians will extend his hand and will bring it down. This Ḥadīth shows clearly that when ignorance, faithlessness and error, which are described as smoke in the other Aḥādīth, will become widespread and true faith will become so rare as if it had been drawn up to the skies, and the Holy. Qur'ān will be abandoned as if it had been raised towards. God Almighty, at that time, a man of Persia will take hold of the faith from the Pleiades and will descend with it to the earth. Be sure, therefore, that he is the son of. Mary who was to descend. [Izāla-e-Auhām, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, Vol. 3, pp. 452-456]. Verities of the Holy Qur'an in This Age. I was young and am now old and people can bear witness that I never concerned myself with worldly affairs and was always interested in matters of the faith. I have found the Word which is called the Qur'ān of the utmost holiness and full of spiritual wisdom. It does not deify any man and does not bring God into contempt by excluding souls and bodies from His creation. The Holy. Qur'an in the end brings down that blessing on the heart of man for which a religion is embraced and makes him the heir of Divine grace. Then having found a light, how shall we revert to darkness and having eyes how shall we become blind? [Sanatan Dharam, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, Vol. 19, p. 474]. It is well established that the Holy Qur'an has duly perfected the faith, as it affirms itself: