The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 191
The Messiah and his Second Coming 191 have only an unsightly taint. Not only such one-eyed ones, but also every disbeliever who views Islām with contempt will suffer spiritual extinction through the glorious breath of Messianic reasoning. In short all these signs are metaphoric, the significance of which has been fully revealed to me. Some may not appreciate it at this time but after waiting for sometime, and despairing altogether of the hopes that they now entertain, all of them will accept it. [Izāla-e-Auhām, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 3, pp. 141-143 footnote]. It is an absurdity to interpret literally the Ḥadīth of Ṣahiḥ. Muslim which says that when the Messiah descends from heaven he will be wearing yellow robes. There appears no reason for this peculiarity. If this indication is interpreted according to the principles of the interpretation of dreams, it would mean that when the Promised Messiah announces his claim he would not be in good health. [Izāla-e-Auhām, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 3, pp. 142-143]. The account of the Me'rāj [spiritual ascent of the Holy. Propheta] set out in Bukhārī, which describes his meeting with some of the Prophets, makes no mention that Jesus was there in his physical body. The meeting of the. Holy Prophets with Jesus is described in exactly the same terms as his meeting with Abrahamas and Mosesas. . His dialogue with Moses as is set out in detail. There can, therefore, be no doubt that if on the basis of this Ḥadīth. Jesus as had been raised bodily to heaven so must Abrahamas and Moses as have been bodily raised, inasmuch as the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw all of them in the same condition. He did not observe any particular dress or other sign of a bodily ascent about Jesus, which was not visible with regard to the