Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 157
157 foretold the coming of a great Reformer in the latter days of the world. On account of these prophecies, followers of all religions are waiting for the coming of a Prophet or an Avatar, or whatever name they give him, and have linked all their future progress with his coming. Such prophecies exist in the scriptures of Hindus and Zoroastrians and of all other religions, big or small, and contain signs that would help to identify the time of the advent of the ‘Promised One’. God revealed to the Promised Messiah as that all these prophecies were remarkably similar and that they all pointed to the same age, which means that all these Prophets or Avatars were to appear at the same time. The fact that these prophecies came to be fulfilled thousands of years after they were made is a clear indication that they origi - nated with God and not with Satan or with any human being. The following verse is a clear indication of this: 9 اَّلِا ِنَم ىٰضَتْرا ْنِم ٍلْوُسَّر اَلَف ُرِهْظُي ىٰلَع ٖۤهِبْيَغ اًدَحَا۰۰ۙ He is the Knower of the unseen; and He reveals not His secrets to any one, except to him whom He chooses, namely a Messenger of His. However, it seems unreasonable that Prophets, Messengers and Avatars should appear in every religion at the same time for the purpose of vanquishing every other religion, for this presents a scenario where Divine Messengers are in rivalry against one another. While the prophecies in themselves were true and origi - nated from God, the thought that their fulfilment would end up creating utter chaos was unreasonable. This could only mean that the prophecies foretold the coming of one person. God intended