The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page 83
Status of the Promised Messiahas 83. But God desired that first of all He should exhibit the attributes of the Son of Maryas through me. . Thus, I experienced all the persecution from my own people and from others, just as the Son of. Maryas had experienced it at the hands of the Jews. . In spite of all this, God was pleased to retain for me the title of the Messiah as for the purpose of breaking the cross; so that the cross which had broken and wounded the Messiah should at one time be broken by the Messiah with heavenly signs, not with human hands—for the Prophets of God cannot be left in a state of subjugation. Thus, in the twentieth century of the Christian era, God designed that the cross should be vanquished at the hands of the Messiah. But as I have just stated, I have been given other names also, and the name of every Prophet has been bestowed upon me. I have also been given the name of Krishnā, who appeared as a Prophet in. India, and who is also called Ruddar Gaupāl [the annihilator and the nourisher]. Thus, I am the. Krishna whose advent the Āryas are awaiting in this age. I do not make this claim on my own, but God. Almighty has repeatedly disclosed to me that I am the Krishna King of the Aryas-who was to appear in the latter days. . . . . . . The recognized pundits of the Arya faith have also declared that this is the time of the advent of Krishnā the Avatar and they are waiting for him to appear in this age. They do not yet recognize me, but the time is approaching and is near, when they will recognize me, for God's