The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page 21
Status of the Promised Messiahas 21 perfect nearness to Him. When a man is put into the blazing fire of Divine love—as all Prophets as have been then the revelations which he receives are not accompanied by confused dreams. Rather, just as dry fodder is burned in an oven, so are all his apprehensions and self-induced thoughts put to fire, and there remains only the pure revelation from God. . And such revelation is bestowed only upon those who, in this very world, take the colour of the. Prophets as with complete purification, love and devotion, as on page 504, line 18 of Brāhīn-eAḥmadiyyah, the following revelation is mentioned with regard to myself: 15 جرى الله في حلل الانبياء. That is, 'An appointed one of God, in the mantle of. Prophets. ' Therefore, I have not been sent with doubtful and conjectural revelation. Rather, I have been sent with definite and certain revelation. . . . . I declare in the name of God, Who controls my life, that I have been informed with categorical arguments and I am informed continuously—that whatever is conveyed to me and is vouchsafed upon me as revelation is from God and not from Satan. I believe in it as I believe in the existence of the sun and the moon, or as I believe that two and two make four. It is true, however, that when I give my opinion with regard to the religious law or when I interpret a 15 This reference appears on page 501 of the London Edition of. Ruhani Khazā 'in. [Publisher]