The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 46
46. Essence of Islam-V the holy spirit. He is the Word of Allāh, for Allāh's mercy and honour have equipped him with the Word of Majesty. He will be extremely wise and intelligent, and will be meek of heart, and will be filled with secular and spiritual knowledge. And he will convert three into four (of this the meaning is not clear). It is. Monday a blessed Monday. Son, delight of the heart, high ranking, noble; a manifestation of the First and the Last, a manifestation of the True and the High; as if Allāh has descended from heaven. His advent will be greatly blessed and will be a source of manifestation of Divine Majesty. Behold a light cometh, a light anointed by God with the perfume of His pleasure. . We shall pour Our spirit into him and he will be sheltered under the shadow of God. He will grow rapidly in stature and will be the means of procuring the release of those held in bondage. His fame will spread to the ends of the earth and people will be blessed through him. He will then be raised to his spiritual station in heaven. This is a matter decreed. " [Majmu'ah Ishtihārāt, vol. 1, pp. 95-96]. Then, God Almighty gave me a glad tiding and said: "Thy house will be filled with blessings and I shall perfect My favours unto thee and thou wilt have a large progeny from blessed women, some of whom thou wilt find later and I will cause a great increase in thy progeny and will bless it; but some of them will die in early age and thy progeny will spread greatly in different lands. Every branch of thy collaterals will be cut off and will come to an end soon through child-