The Noble Son — Page 83
HAZRAT MAULANA JALAL-UD-DIN SHAMS RA 83 have taken pride in his era,’ and for Hazrat Musleh Mauood are the words: ‘Pride of the Prophets. ’ The reference to the love and pride of the Prophets indicates that the peoples of prior nations who, by having abandoned the true teachings —the Unity of God—of their own Prophets, will have become involved in all manner of idolatry, the Promised Messiah and the Musleh Mauood will teach the Unity of God anew and those nations, by benefiting from such preaching, will embrace the Unity of God. This is the reason for the past Prophets looking towards the Promised Messiah as and the Promised Son—the Promised Reformer, with love and pride. The invitation towards Islam extended to the people of the past Prophets by both these holy persons, and then to do this in such a glorious manner the like of which cannot be found in the entire world, is clear as the zenith sun. Through this the similarity between these two holy individuals is most beautifully proven and established. Fourth, just as Allah the Almighty made this promise in favour of the Promised Messiah as that: ‘I shall make thee well known with honour to the ends of the earth and shall exalt thy name. ’ 92 In exactly the same way this prophecy was made concerning the Musleh Mauood that: ‘He shall attain fame to the ends of the earth and nations