The Heavenly Sign — Page 41
41 the one whose advent was foretold by the Holy Prophet sa , is this very Imam who was born in this Ummah. Hence, I wanted to convey this truth to others as well and to help the ignorant ones take to the right path. God is aware of what is in my heart and He knows that I am truthful. May God ruin me if I do not tell the truth. Brethren! Fear God and do not reject your brother's evidence on account of unwarranted suspicion, because for all of us the day from which there is no escape, is near. The testimony which I possess is that in my village Jam a lpur in District Luddiy a na, there lived a godly and holy man named Gul a b Sh a h. I used to keep his company and derive spiritual benefit from him. Although I was born in a Muslim family and called myself a Muslim, I cannot help admitting that it was actually he who taught me the ways of Islam and put me onto the holy path of Tau hi d. That revered saint once said to me: 'Jesus as has come of age now and he will come to Luddiy a na and point out the errors in the Qur’an and will make judgments according to the Qur’an. ' He then said: 'He will judge according to Qur’an and the Ulema will not accept him. ' Again he said: 'The Ulema will reject him vehemently. ' I said to him, 'The Qur’an is the Holy Word of God. Do you mean to say that it also contains errors?' He replied that commentaries have been written upon commentaries and free use of poetic language has led to misunderstandings, (that is, facts have been concealed by excessive exaggeration as is done by poets). When ‘ I s a as comes, he will point out all these errors and give his