An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page xv
FOREWORD The Holy Quran makes many magnificent prophecies about the latter days, including: “And when the books are spread abroad” (al-Takw i r:11) A hadith of the Holy Prophet sa is helpful in interpreting this verse. He is reported to have said that when ‘ I s a , the son of Mary, will come, there will be an abundance of wealth, and this wealth will flow so abundantly that nobody will accept it. (See Bukh a r i, Kit a bul Anbiy a’ b a bu nuz u le ‘ i sabne Maryam ). This Prophecy was magnificently fulfilled in the person of Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as of Qadian, the Promised Messiah and Mahdi in whom various prophecies about the second coming of Jesus ( Hadrat ‘ I s a as ) have been fulfilled. He himself declared that: “The treasures that laid buried for more than a thousand years; are now being distributed by me to the one who is ready to accept them. ” ([Translation of an Urdu couplet] Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, vol. 5, p. 117, R uha n i Khaz a’ in, vol. 21, p. 147) The Promised Messiah as wrote more than 91 books, and issued many announcements elucidating the deeper meanings of the Holy Quran and beauties of Islam. He challenged all other faiths to come up with anything which comes even fractionally close, but with no response. As he says: