The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 174
174. Essence of Islam-III his temperament, power and function. As Jesus, son of. Mary, had revived the religion of Moses as and had set forth afresh the true teaching of the Torah, which the. Jews had forgotten, in the same way this second Messiah would revive the faith of the Prophet who was like. Moses as and was the Seal of the Prophets (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. ) This Messiah of the. Prophet who was the like of Moses as will completely resemble the Messiah of Moses as in the events of his life and in all other consequences that his people will experience on account of their obedience to him or their denial of him. God Almighty has revealed to me that I am that. Promised Messiah. . Contradictions in the Popular Beliefs. According to their old ideas which have taken firm root in their hearts, the Muslims' claim that Jesus, son of. Mary, will descend from heaven near the eastern minaret of Damascus with his hands resting on the shoulders of two angels. Some of them say that he will descend on the minaret with the help of a ladder which the Muslims will provide for him, and the angels will then depart. He will be well dressed he will not be naked and will meet the Mahdi in that condition. His age will be the same as when he ascended to heaven, that is thirty-two or thirtythree years. Passage of years and months will not have affected his age or physique; nor will his hair and nails have grown; they will only become subject to change after his descent. He will not engage in fighting, but the disbelievers will die by the power of his breath alone, which, instead of reviving the dead as it formerly did, will now cause the living to die. . Here the clerics contradict themselves and assert that he