Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 150
150 well-known Commentary Jami‘ul-Bay a n , under the verse in ques - tion, we have: 2 َ ْسَی ابْن ِ مَرْیَم ي وَذٰلِك َ عِنْد َ نُزُوْل ِ عِ This [triumph of Islam] will be secured in the time of ‘Īsā ibn Maryam [at the time of his second coming]. Rational arguments also support his view because at no other time have all the religions come out in full force as they have done in this age. Owing to the better means of communication, the inven - tion of the printing press, and the consequent ease of printing and publishing of books, there is a renewed zeal among followers of all religions that was never witnessed before. In the time of the Holy Prophet s as , there were only four religions that rose against Islam. They were the idol-worshippers of Mecca, Christians, Jews, and Magians. Therefore, that was not the time for the fulfilment of this prophecy. Today, with the new modes of transport and com - munication, the rivalry between religions has become intensified. It is thus evident from the Holy Quran, Hadith, and reason, that Islam’s triumph over other religions on the physical level was destined to take place in the time of the Promised Messiah as , and that this was his real mission which only he could fulfil. This means that anyone who fulfilled this objective would undoubtedly be the Promised Messiah. Facts have shown that Allah has accomplished this mission through Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as , and he is, therefore, the Promised Messiah. Before Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as announced his claim, Islam was indeed in a precarious state, so much so, that