The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page 50
50. Essence of Islam-IV tleness, so God desired in this age to raise me—who also descended from a family of rulers and chiefs, and whose circumstances resemble those of the. Prince Prophets among the people who have wandered far away from pure morals. God desired that like Jesus as I too should pass my time in the world in humility and meekness. The Word of God had long prophesied that such a one should appear in the world and, for this reason, God named me the Promised Messiah, that is to say, one who resembles Jesus the Messiahas in his moral qualities. [Kashf-ul-Ghiţă, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 14, p. 192]. Blessed is he who has recognized me. Of all the paths that lead to God I am the last, and of all His lights I am the last. Unfortunate is one who departs from me, for without me all is darkness. [Kashti-e-Nūḥ, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 19, p. 61]. I have been informed that-on account of my helplessness, humility, trust in God, sincerity, signs and heavenly light my life is similar to that of the first life of the Messiahas. My nature and the nature of the. Messiahs resemble greatly as if they were two parts of the same jewel or two fruits of the same tree. . There is such a complete unity between us that the spiritual eye would have little to distinguish between us. Moreover, there is also an overt resemblance between us and that is that Jesus as was the follower and a servant of the faith of a perfect and great Prophet, i. e. , Moses as, and his Gospel is a branch of the Torah, and this humble one is one of the lowly servants