Revival of Religion — Page 5
5 And he repeated the news in these words: 'I swear by Him Who has my life in His hand that the Son of Mary will indeed descend among you, and he will arbitrate with justice. ' (Bukhari: Book of Prophets) The Holy Prophet also gave tidings of a great Imam - Imam Mahdi - who would appear along with Jesus, Son of Mary. So, the Ahmadiyya Community is at one with the other Muslim sects in believing that the resuscitation of Islam and its global triumph are linked with the advent of Christ and the appearance of the Imam Mahdi. However, it differs from the rest in the interp retation of these prophecies. It insists that the prophecies be seen in the light of the divine law revealed in action and in consonance with the history of the earlier prophets. The other Muslim sects, on the contrary, assert that the prophecies have no i nner, deeper message and adhere to their literal sense.