A Present to His Royal Highness - The Prince of Wales — Page 99
99 CALL TO ISLAM In conclusion, let it be known to you, O Gracious Prince! that real honour is that which God bestows, real rank is that which He confers, and that real happiness is that which comes from Him. I, therefore, invite you to the truth which God sent for the guidance of mankind thirteen hundred years ago and for the establishment and fulfilment of which He has now sent the Promised Messiah. No doubt it is a bitter thought for the Christian nations of the world that, after waiting for nineteen hundred years, they should discover the Messiah among the followers of another faith. And they find it hard to reconcile themselves to this truth, but blessed is he that accepts God’s will without question and prefers it to his own honour, desire and expectations; for him is eternal salvation and he shall find everlasting joy! Those that have gone before preferred their own jealousies to God’s will, and what joy will they find! The Jews would not accept John as Elias, for he did not fulfil their traditions, and thus they rejected God’s will, and they are still looking for the Messiah. Long have they waited and longer still shall they wait, for he who hath appeared shall not appear a second time. They shall go on waiting for ever and no Elias shall descend from Heaven, nor shall a Messiah appear, and for their obstinacy they shall for ever be shut out of the kingdom of heaven. Similarly, if the Christians persist in their error and reject these heavenly signs and shut their eyes to the Truth, they shall go on waiting till the end of days and no one shall appear. Those who were to come, are come. He