Noah's Ark: An Invitation to Faith — Page 79
NOAH'S ARK يَا عِيسَى إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَ وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَى وَجَاعِلُ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوكَ فَوْقَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ 1 Here, I have been named Jesus and the revelation discloses the fact that the Jesus who was breathed into Mary as referred to on page 496 has appeared. So, in this respect, I have been named Jesus son of Mary because my status as Jesus emerged from my initial status as Mary, through the breath of God. See pages 496 and 556 of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya. It is this very phenomenon of the birth of Jesus son of Mary in this Ummah, which has been vividly prophesied in Surah At-Tahreem, wherein it is explained that someone from among this Ummah will firstly be transformed into the likeness of Mary. Thereafter the soul of Jesus will be breathed into this Mary. As such, for a period of time this person will be nurtured in the womb of Mary before being born as the spiritual manifestation of Jesus. And in this way, such a person will come to be known as Jesus son of Mary. This is the prophecy regarding the Son of Mary who would be from among the Ummah of Muhammad[a], which was revealed almost 1300 years ago in Surah At-Tahreem of the Holy Quran. Then, in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, God Almighty Himself has expounded on the verses of Surah At-Tahreem. The Holy Quran is with you. 1 'O Jesus, I will cause thee to die and will exalt thee to Myself, and will place those who follow thee above those who disbelieve, until the Day of Resurrection. (Surah Aal-e-Imraan, 3:56) [Publisher] 79