The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 75
THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND MAHDI foretold that the Promised One would suffer from two maladies, one in the upper part of his body and the other in the lower, that the hair of his head would be straight, that he would be wheat-coloured, that he would suffer from a slight stammer in his speech, that he would belong to a family of farmers, that while talking, he would occasionally strike his hand against his thigh, that he would appear in a village called Kada, and that he would combine in himself the office of the Messiah and the Mahdi. And so it has turned out to be. . Ahmad, the Promised Messiah, suffered from vertigo and diabetes; he had straight hair, was wheat-coloured, and occasionally stammered in his speech. He had the habit of striking his hand against his thigh while giving a discourse, and belonged to a family of landowners. He was a resident of Kadian or Kade as Qadian is popularly called. In short, when we consider all these prophecies collectively, we find that they apply to no age but to the present, and to no person but to. Ahmad (on whom be peace). It appears clearly that the present age is the age of the advent of the Promised One, whose appearance was foretold by the former prophets, and that Ahmad is the Promised One whose advent has been eagerly awaited for centuries. (Ahmadiyyat or. The True Islam, P. 12-13). All these signs and prophecies have been fulfilled and confirm the truth of Hadhrat Ahmad, the Mahdi and the Promised. Messiah. He is the world reformer and Imam of the age. Muslims. have been waiting for appearance of the Mahdi and Messiah for about a century. According to general agreement among Muslims, Imam. Mahdi and Messiah were to appear in early part of the fourteenth century hijra. Now even that century has even ended. The fourteenth century Hijra ended on Nov. 7, 1980 and we are now in 15th century. Hijra. This is a moment of reflection for Muslims. Where is the Imam. Mahdi and Messiah as promised and prophesied by the Holy Prophet. Mohammad, peace be on him? Where is the Messiah while all the signs of the second coming of Jesus have been fulfilled? There is no other claimant except Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of the. Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam. He is the Mahdi and the Promised. Messiah. He is also the Mujaddid (Reformer) for the 14th century 75