The Heavenly Sign — Page 33
33 Here 'kingdom' does not mean temporal kingdom rather it means the spiritual kingdom. 32 I see that he is the Mahdi and the Messiah of the age And he is the champion in both capacities. This means that he shall be the Mahdi as as well as ‘ I s a as and shall be endowed with both attributes which will be manifested in him. This last couplet is a wonderful elucidation from which it can be clearly understood that, by the command of God, he will also claim to be Jesus as. It is evident that during the last thirteen hundred years none other than myself has proclaimed to be the Promised ‘ I s a as. For the sake of brevity, I have given here these few couplets from a very long poem of Ni‘matull a h Wal i. One should read the original verses for full satisfaction. Peace be on those who follow the guidance. 32 It was prophesied in earlier Scriptures that Jesus as would appear as a king and would be accompanied by an army. But the Messiah actually appeared in the form of a poor and humble person, and the Jews denied him for the reason that these signs were not to be found in him in the literal sense. [Author]