The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page 52
52. Essence of Islam-IV. Significance of the Title 'Mahdi'. The one who was to come was named Mahdī, to indicate that he would acquire the knowledge of the faith from God Himself, and would not acquire the knowledge of the Qur'an or Ḥadīth from a teacher. I can state on oath that such is my case. No one can prove that I have had a single lesson of the Holy. Qur'an or Hadith or Tafsir from any human being or have been the pupil of any commentator of the Holy. Qur'an or scholar of Ḥadīth. This indeed is the status of Mahdi, which has been bestowed upon me on the pattern of the Prophethood of Muḥammadsa. I have been taught the mysteries of the faith directly, without any intermediary. [Ayyām-uş-Şulḥ, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 14, p. 394]. Comparison with the Miracles of Jesus as. Question: The Messiah son of Mary as proved through many miracles that he had been sent by. God, what [miracles] have you got? Have you put forward any such proof? Have you brought any dead person to life or restored sight to one congenitally blind? Even if we were to suppose that you are the like of the Messiahas, what benefit do we derive from your advent?. Answer: It is apparent from a study of the Gospels that, throughout his life, the Messiahas himself remained the target of this same objection that he had shown no miracle. How could he be the Messiah when he did not bring back to life anyone who could