Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 111
Lecture Ludhiana 111 be broken, which He has decreed, but for that end, He has appointed the means and established a law [to bring this about]. Hence, it has been unanimously acknowledged on the author- ity of the Glorious Quran and the Hadith that in the Latter Days, when Christianity would hold sway, the victory of Islam would be established at the hand of the Promised Messiah. He would demonstrate the superiority of Islam over all reli- gions and creeds, and he would kill the Dajj a l [Antichrist] and destroy the [doctrine of the] Cross. And that period would be the final period. Naww a b S idd i que H asan Khan and other religious divines who have written books about these Latter Days have also acknowledged this view. Now, there must surely be some wherewithal and means for the fulfilment of this prophecy because it is the practice of Allah the Exalted to make use of means. He cures through medicines and satisfies hunger and thirst through food and water. Likewise, now that the Christian faith has become dominant and Muslims from every stratum of society have entered its fold, Allah the Exalted has willed to make Islam prevail in accordance with His promise. To this end, there must be some means or method, and that weapon is verily the death of Jesus. This weapon shall bring about the death of the religion of the Cross, and their backs shall be broken. Verily I say that there can now be no better means to eradicate Christian errors than to prove the death of Jesus. Ponder over this in your homes, and reflect upon it when you lie alone in bed, for in a state of enmity, one is overcome by emotion, but a man in the right frame of mind reflects upon it. When I had delivered an address in Delhi, the good-natured people acknowledged and spoke up themselves, saying that the pillar upon which the worship of Jesus rests is undoubtedly the belief that he is still alive. Until this is broken, the door will