Fountain of Christianity — Page 55
55 was born. The Hadith in which it is said that the Messiah who is to come will descend towards the East of Damas- cus alludes to the same thing. It means that the doctrine of the Trinity will come to an end with his coming, and peo- ple’s heart will be inclined towards the Oneness of God. The appearance of the Messiah in the East signifies that he will become victorious, for when the light dawns it overcomes darkness. 33 If Paul was indeed meant to appear as an Apostle after the Messiah, the latter should have foretold something about him. This was necessary because Paul had bitterly op- posed Jesus as throughout his life, and had contrived to harm him in every way. How could such a person be trusted after Jesus’ death, unless he himself made a clear prophecy that, although Paul has been my bitter enemy and has done me great harm, he will become an Apostle and a holy man after I am gone. This was all the more im- portant because Paul gave a teaching that was against the Torah, and declared eating the flesh of swine to be lawful, and even abolished the Divine commandment regarding circumcision, although it had been greatly stressed in the Torah and all Prophets—including the Messiah himself— had been circumcised. He also replaced the teachings of the Torah regarding the Oneness of God with the teaching of the Trinity, and declared it unnecessary to follow the 33 Please note that Qadian, the place where I reside, is located exactly to the East of Damascus. The Holy Prophet’s sa prophecy has, therefore, been fulfilled in this age. [Author]