Mirror of Charm and Beauty — Page 9
of Elias first, as had been promised (II Kings, 211 and Matthew chapters 11 and 17). . Similarly quite contrary to popular expectations, fourteen hundred years after the Holy. Prophet Muhammad, the Promised Mesih, instead of being sent down from the heavens, was raised from this earth itself; and just as Jesus of. Nazareth served the cause of his religion in a. Jamali manner, as was the need of the time, in view of the prevailing conditions, similarly it was ordained that the Masih-i-Muhammadi, in the most scrupulous allegiance and obdience to the. Holy Prophet, should serve the cause of Islam in a. Jamali manner, strictly in a spirit of peace, without bloodshed, war, or violenceto prove thereby, by means of his word of mouth, his written discourses, and the clear. Signs he would show in the furtherance of this cause, that Islam was indeed a religion of such a sweet, deep reasonable appeal to the human mind that it did not need to be pushed down the throat of humanity at the point of the sword. Friends should note with care how the Promised Messiah describes the purpose of his mission: "Allah has sent this Apostle, i. e. this. Perfect Mojaddid, so that He should prove that all religions and all teachings are worthless when compared with Islam; that 9