An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 378
378 Background Towards the close of 1905, the Promised Messiah as had a number of revelations which foretold the Promised Messiah as about his approaching end in this world. On October 18, he saw in vision a new clay vessel containing some clear water at the bottom of it, not more than two or three mouthful of water was left in it. Water means the water of life. The demise of a prophet in a Jam a ‘at is always more than an earthquake. ( Review of Religions , December 1905, p. 480) Consoling the Jam a ‘at about his approaching end, the Promised Messiah as said: “It is always the way of God that He manifests His Glory twice. The first time when the prophet comes and then the second time it occurs when the prophet goes away from the scene. Just like the Holy Prophet sa , when he joined his Creator, the Glory of God was manifested for the second time when Hadrat Ab u Bakr took over. ” ( Al-Wa s iyyat , p. 5, R uha n i Khaz a’ in , vol. 20, pp. 304-305) The Promised Messiah as ’s reference to Divine manifestation twice was clearly a tiding about the institution of a regular Khilafat in the Movement. The Promised Messiah as said: “That second manifestation can not come till the time I go, and when I go, God will send the second Divine manifestation which will remain with you for ever. ” ( Al-Wa s iyyat , p. 6, R uha n i Khaz a’ in , vol. 20, p. 305) The Book The Promised Messiah as was divinely directed to write a book outlining a structure of a permanent system whereby the work of propagation of Islam and dissemination of the divine message as contained in the Holy Quran continues forever. So, he announced the setting up of Ni za m-e-Wa s iyyat, an arrangement that is self-sustaining and based on dedication and pledging of one-tenth of a devoted Ahmad i ’s income and property which can keep financing the noble mission. In order to qualify for