Life of the Promised Messiah — Page 8
8 Noble Messenger sa showed the people their God and in doing so cut the root of every disorder, the great- est need in today’s age also is for such means and fac- tors to be made available, and for such methods to be employed, which as if, show the countenance of God to the people, and develop certainty and faith in His ever-living, powerful Being. Hence, just as we are now in dire need of a reformer, it is equally imperative that the stature and power of the reformer who appears in this age be such that he is greater than everyone else in his ability to see God and show God. Further, this power ought to wield its influ- ence in two ways. On the one hand, he must satisfy and satiate the hearts of people through his powerful proofs, conclusive arguments and convincing insights. His expositions and words replete with the power of the Holy Spirit ought to be such as move the heart all by itself to proclaim that there is a God; so that the spirit of truth is breathed into every heart and a holy transformation takes place in them all at once. On the other hand, this reformer ought to possess the ability to manifest powerful prophecies which encompass knowl- edge of the unseen, so that he may be worthy of being a vicegerent of the Most Hidden, Powerful God. It is then, in actuality, that this man will be a perfect reflec- tion of our Noble Messenger, the Prophet of Islam. In fact, it is only such people who in reality possess the