Lecture Lahore — Page 48
48 nium: for the spread of virtue (this was the millennium in which our lord and master the Holy Prophet sa appeared for the reformation of mankind and Satan was put in shack- les). Sixth millennium: for the release and dominance of Satan (this millennium extends from the end of the third century of the Islamic era to the beginning of the four- teenth). Seventh millennium: for the supremacy of God and His Messiah, spread of virtue and faith and righteous- ness, establishment of the Unity of God and Divine worship, and dominance of every virtue. We are now at the head of the seventh millennium and there is no room for any other Messiah to come after this, because there are only seven millennia that have all been divided into good and evil. All Prophets have spoken of this division whether in passing or in detail. But the Holy Quran has mentioned it very clearly, and from this we de- duce the prophecy about the Promised Messiah. It is indeed remarkable that all Prophets, in one way or the other, have foretold about the time of the Messiah and the mischief of the Antichrist. In fact, no other prophecy has been made so frequently and with such consistency. But some people still doubt its authenticity and demand its proof from the Holy Quran. Had they given some thought to the matter and pondered over the Word of God, they would have found this prophecy so clearly mentioned in the Holy Quran that no wise man would ever doubt it. In S u rah Al-Ta h r i m , for instance, the Holy Quran has named some individuals of this umma as 'Sons of Mary'. It first