Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 148
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 148 The Purpose of the Advent of the Promised Messiah Remember, the purpose of my coming is twofold. First, Islam is being dominated by other religions, which, in a manner of speaking, are eating it up, and Islam has become like a very weak and orphaned child. So God has sent me at this point in time to save Islam from the attacks of false religions and to furnish incontrovertible proofs of its rationale and verities. These proofs, in addition to the scientific and intellectual argu- ments, lie in the heavenly Signs and blessings which have always appeared in support of Islam. A look at the current reports by Christian missionar- ies would apprise you of the strategies they intend to employ against Islam and how vast the circulation of each of their pub- lications is! In these circumstances, establishing the superior- ity of Islam was of the utmost importance. It is to achieve this end that God Almighty has sent me, and I say with certainty that Islam is bound to prevail, and signs of this prevalence have already appeared. And yes, it is certainly true that no sword or gun is needed for this triumph, nor has God sent me armed with weapons. He, who at this time thinks of resorting to such things, would be a foolish friend of Islam, for the purpose of religion is to conquer the hearts, which the sword cannot achieve. I have explained many times that the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was compelled to draw the sword only in the exercise of the acknowledged right of self-de- fence, and that too at a time when the atrocities inflicted on the Muslims had crossed all limits, and the earth had become red with their blood. Thus, the purpose of my advent is to bring about the tri- umph of Islam over other religions. The second purpose of my advent is this: People claim that