The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 223
The Messiah and his Second Coming 223 upon him), who did not pay any attention to physical matters, and concentrated on stimulating spiritual guidance in the hearts of his people, was most successful in purifying the souls and helped thousands of God's creatures to achieve it to the highest degree. He achieved matchless success in the spiritual reform of mankind and in bringing about inner change. The dead, whom Jesus revived by the practice 'amal-ut-tirb, died within a few minutes, as the warmth of the spirit and its life was only temporarily stimulated in them, but those who were spiritually revived by our Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) shall live forever. . My designation of mesmerism as 'amal-ut-tirb, in which. Jesus had acquired some proficiency, is under Divine direction. God Almighty disclosed to me that this art is ‘amal-ut-tirb, and it is concerning this that I received the revelation: هذَا هُوَ التِّرْبُ الَّذِي لَا يَعْلَمُونَ 'This is the tirb of whose reality people are unaware. '. It must be realized that God Almighty is Unique in respect of every one of His attributes and does not associate anyone in them. The emphasis which the clear and unambiguous verses of the Holy Qur'ān give to this subject is well known. As Allah, hallowed be His name, says: الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَوتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَمْ يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا وَ لَمْ يَكُن لَّهَ شَرِيكَ فِي الْمُلْكِ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فَقَدَرَهُ تَقْدِيرًاه وَاتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِةٍ أَلِهَةً لَّا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْئًا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ وَلا يَمْلِكُونَ لاَنْفُسِهِمْ ضَرًّا وَ لا نفعا ولا يَمْلِكُونَ مَوْتَا و لا حيوةً وَلا نُشُورًا 0 186 (Part Number 18) 186. Al-Furqan, 25:3-4 [Publisher]