Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 379
379 the enemies of Islam and to once again lead Islam to triumph with the sword of argument and persuasion. This is to show to the world that what has been achieved by the servant was achieved even more effectively by the Master sa. Aside from this, there is no help for Islam today. God wishes to bring the enemies of Islam under the Holy Prophet’s subservience. To make this possible, there is only one way, and it is to present to the world the true Islam taught by the Promised Messiah as , in the manner that he taught, with the true sincerity that he instilled in people’s hearts, and thus guide lost mankind back to the right path. Had God willed to bring about the triumph of Islam through some other means, He would not have closed all those avenues for us. To turn away from the Promised Messiah as now is to hinder the progress of Islam and to embolden its enemies to continue their onslaught on our Holy Prophet s as and to denigrate his status, something which no honourable Muslim can tolerate. The Holy Prophet s as has said: That ummah can never die which has me at one end, and the Messiah, son of Mary, at the other. 2 This shows that only he who finds safety within these two walls will be able to preserve his faith. He who rejects the Promised Messiah as after he has come will be devoid of God’s protection. He who hinders the Promised Messiah as is, in effect, the enemy of Islam and is averse to seeing Islam prosper. Otherwise, why would he oppose the raising of a wall that ensures safety for Islam? Such a person is the target of Divine wrath and it was better for him if he had not been born to witness this unhallowed day. Great Divine promises are associated with the coming of the