The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 125
THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND MAHDI. PROPHECY ABOUT UNIVERSAL VICTORY OF. ISLAM AND THE AHMADIYYA MOVEMENT. It was in 1889 that the Promised Messiah announced his claim to be a Reformer and established the Ahmadiyya Movement. At that time Muslims were in a helpless situation. After an earlier era of glorious success, Islamic Civilization had fallen into deep decline and decadence. Moral, spiritual and Islamic religious values had reached the lowest ebb. Fanaticism and ignorance held sway. Islamic World had lost its political and economic strength and freedom. It was a time. when Christian Western Civilization had reached its zenith. It was surging from every height and had overwhelmed the world with economic, political and scientific power. Poorer and weaker nations. of Asia and Africa had fallen victim to colonialism of Western. European powers. In India the Islamic Mughal Empire had fallen and the British Government was firmly established. Aided by the colonial powers, Christian missionary onslaught was in progress around the world. In India this effort was quite successful and even a million. Muslims had been converted to Christianity. . At such a critical time, a lone and prophetic voice was raised by Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad the Promised Messiah. He prophesied that as predicted by the Holy Prophet and Islamic. Scriptures, the revival of Islam will take place at his hands. Muslims will progress and Islam as interpreted by him will spread throughout the world. The Ahmadiyya Movement will encompass the whole world and Islam will become the predominant religion of the World, even bringing the Christian West into its fold. He predicted that this victory of Islam will be completed in three centuries. This is not to be any victory by force of arms or fighting but by winning hearts for. Islam. He emphasized that divine help will bring about this victory with means of prayers, propagation and sacrifice. . About a hundred years have passed since the prophecy. The world has undergone rapid changes. The Ahmadiyya Movement has 125