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 guid- ance in the hearts of his people, was most successful in purifying the souls and helped thousands of God's crea- tures 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 spiri- tually 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 di- rection. 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 re- spect of every one of His attributes and does not associ- ate anyone in them. The emphasis which the clear and unambiguous verses of the Holy Qur'an give to this sub- ject is well known. As Allah, hallowed be His name, says: الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَوتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَمْ يَتَّخِذُ وَلَدًا وَ لَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ شَرِيكَ فِي الْمُلْكِ وَ خَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فَقَدَّرَهُ تَقْدِيرًا وَاتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِهِ آلِهَةً لَّا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْئًا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ لا نَفُسِهِمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ مَوْتَا وَلَا حَيُوةٌ وَلَا نُشُورًا 0 186 (Part Number 18) 186 Al-Furqan, 25:3-4 [Publisher]